YES IF YOU CAN HIT THE fukkING 3.... bricking 3's is a lot less beneficial.... which is what would happen with these shytty nikkas shooting them... old textbook ass nikka. now i see why actual basketball players hate y'all nikkas.. talking about make believe, what if's, as if nothing else in the game would be effected by all these bricks and outside play by two players who CANNOT play out there... Like Bum Griffin and the Pistons, 24th... Cause they waste time chucking up 6 trash 3's, when he should be going to the hole
Why are you talking about "
going to the hole" for? I'm simply speaking about long 2s v. 3s.
DeRozan and LMA are taking a combined eight long-2s per game and completing them at 40%, they'd be better served to take a couple steps back and replace them with 3s, even if they combined only to shoot 30% from behind the arc, they'd still be more efficient than shooting 40% on long 2s.
And it's not as simple Blake should be "
going to the hole", he needs to stretch the defense with his shooting, in order for him and Drummond to co-exist on the floor, and give his teammates more space to operate in. If all he's looking to do is "
going to the hole" teams will play off him, and it'll stagnate the rest of the offense. Taking 3s is essential to success of the Pistons offense, just like it's essential to every single other offense in the league.
How hard is this for you to comprehend?
How the fukk is Blake
wasting time chucking up six 3s, when he's hitting them at the equivalent of 56% on 2-pt shots? The Pistons offense would be even worse if he replaced those 3s with long 2s, again, because he'd be less efficient and he'd only shrink the floor spacing. The Pistons offense is bad because they lack the personnel, Blake's production is the reason why they don't have the worst offense in the league.
Again, again,
again, if Blake took LMA's and DeRozan's approach on offense by replacing his 3s with long 2s, the Pistons offense would be considerably worse off. How can you not understand this?
Hollinger's formula doesn't weigh up offensive possessions accurately, they're actually rated 9th -
And here's the funny thing about this, the Spurs starting lineup is 16th in offensive efficiency (lowest 3-pt activity in the league), and the Spurs bench is 7th in offensive efficiency (7th highest in 3-pt activity). The Spurs bench is the reason why they're rated 9th on offense because of their 3-pt activity, without them they'd be below-average on offense, because the starters are taking more long 2s than 3s. Never mind the fact, their offensive rating is boosted by this recent stretch with a favorable run - not too long ago they were ranked below average on offense, and their starting lineup was in the bottom 10.
we just aren't gonna see eye to eye... i'm gonna check in next season, when actual 3 point shooters, are shooting the 3's.. Nobody wanna hear about these bums, Blake included, chucking up a bunch of bricks. Pop is EFFIFIENCT.. he's not gonna install an offense that says "Let the two guys who shoot 28% in their career, take all the 3's guys"
Except shooting 3s is a more efficient shot than a long 2 - shots which LMA and DeRozan take on the regular. Again, I'm going to reiterate this to you again so you understand -
LMA and DeRozan shoot 40% on long 2s this season - that's 4 on 10 shots = 8 points = 40%
If they replaced those long 2s with 3s and shot 30% - that's 3 on 10 shots = 9 points = 30%
And that's without taking into account that LMA and DeRozan are more than capable to shoot higher than 30% on 3-pt attempts with more reps and familiarity - I mean they only have to take a few steps back.
There's no reason why LMA and DeRozan can't shoot 33% from behind the arc combined, which would be the equivalent of shooting 50% on long 2s, which is 10% higher than what they're now shooting on long 2s.
Give it up... Nobody with any ties to the NBA, is making this argument cause it's nonsense.. But you know more than allllllllllllllllllll those guys right? You seeing what nobody on the billionaire spurs head office team can see... "Just chuck up more 3's Pop" "Wow I never thought of that"
Just stop it
How the fukk are you saying this nonsense when EVERY single team is shooting more 3s than long 2s (besides the Spurs)? Every single team (sans SA) agrees with what I'm saying which is why they're taking this approach on offense. "Chucking up more 3s" is more beneficial to an offense, than chucking up long 2s, again, that's why EVERY single team is doing it.