There should be a new stats category: Half-court shots.

[greyforest]

This is something a friend and I were discussing the other day. Some players will not shoot half-court shots with seconds left before the end of the second quarter because it will negatively effect their 3pt fg percentage. Why not create a new statistic for this instead, a half-court fg percentage? This way players will take these shots instead of waiting for the quarter to end. Also, it would be an interesting statistic to see anyway.

Can we recommend this to the NBA?

[Pero]

I doubt players are really thinking about that when the clock is running out. If they are, they must be really selfish.

[MaNuMaNiAc]

I doubt players are really thinking about that when the clock is running out. If they are, they must be really selfish.

you're surprised there are selfish players in the NBA??

[Solid D]

I would think half-court shots made would be an interesting, if not obscure stat.

[Pero]

you're surprised there are selfish players in the NBA??

Good point.

[exstatic]

I remember one annoucer saying that they should count 4 points. If that were the case, they wouldn't affect your 3G%, only your overall FG% and your 4G%.

[grjr]

I doubt players are really thinking about that when the clock is running out. If they are, they must be really selfish.

I've seen A LOT of players who won't hoist up a 3/4 court shot. The only reason would have to be because it makes their stats look worse.

There are also a lot of closet stat-padders that take that extra dribble before shooting so that the clock will run out before they get the shot off *cough Van X, Finley Cough*. For them there should be a stat for most shots taken a split second after the buzzer.

[Fabbs]

This way players will take these shots instead of waiting for the quarter to end. Also, it would be an interesting statistic to see anyway.

Can we recommend this to the NBA?

Superb idea and long overdue. Maybe when loser Stern finally goes away this can be implemented.

[Obstructed_View]

I remember one annoucer saying that they should count 4 points. If that were the case, they wouldn't affect your 3G%, only your overall FG% and your 4G%.

Oh, God. Then you have to deal with a team starting to take half court shots when they are down? Only a loser holds onto the ball to keep his stats up. Those guys get what they deserve anyway. rewarding those guys for being gutless and self-centered.

[greyforest]

naw shouldnt count for 4 points, that will change the fundamentals of the game.

half-court shots still should count for 3, but they are inherently different from your run-of-the-mill 3 point shot at the arc, so i definitely think it deserves a different category.

[exstatic]

Oh, God. Then you have to deal with a team starting to take half court shots when they are down?

Well, you'd only have 8 seconds to do it, since you can't bring the ball BACK across half court, and you only have the stated 8 seconds to either advance it or shoot. If team knew you were going to do it, they wouldn't press, they'd play each man pretty tightly. You'd probably have to run someone off of 2 picks to get them free, so you'd be looking at one shot attempt. Teams probably wouldn't use it unless they were actually down 4 points with very little time left. I can't imagine being down 3 and using this ploy rather than going for the garden variety 3 pointer for the tie.

[FreshPrince22]

Pay close attention. There are a lot of players that love to get the shot off JUST after the buzzer so it doesn't hurt their percentage, but they don't look like a selfish punk.

[Leetonidas]

I remember one annoucer saying that they should count 4 points. If that were the case, they wouldn't affect your 3G%, only your overall FG% and your 4G%.

[SpursWoman]

I remember one annoucer saying that they should count 4 points. If that were the case, they wouldn't affect your 3G%, only your overall FG% and your 4G%.

D'oh! I didn't see Texasballa's post first...

[Chris]

very nice