Greg Popovich on three pointers:"I've hated the three for 20 years (..) After a game and the first thing you look at is the threes. If you made threes and the other team didn't, you win. You don't even look at the rebounds or the turnovers or how much transition D was involved. You don't even care."
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"Now you look at a stat sheet after a game and the first thing you look at is the threes. If you made threes and the other team didn't, you win. You don't even look at the rebounds or the turnovers or how much transition D was involved. You don't even care. That's how much an impact the three-point shot has and it's evidenced by how everybody plays." Gregg Popovich
"The inside game is kaputski," Popovich explained without helping with the spelling.
"You've got to have downhill players, you've got to have people that can penetrate and kick, you've got to have people who can switch, you've got to have big guys who can play little guys," he said.
"These days there's such an emphasis on the three because it's proven to be analytically correct," Popovich Monday offered with what appeared to be a sneer. "Now you look at a stat sheet after a game and the first thing you look at is the threes. If you made threes and the other team didn't, you win. You don't even look at the rebounds or the turnovers or how much transition D was involved. You don't even care. That's how much an impact the three-point shot has and it's evidenced by how everybody plays."
"I hate it, but I always have," Popovich said even as he's adjusted over the years. "I've hated the three for 20 years. That's why I make a joke all the time (and say) if we're going to make it a different game, let's have a four-point play. Because if everybody likes the three, they'll really like the four. People will jump out of their seats if you have a five-point play. It will be great. There's no basketball anymore, there's no beauty in it. It's pretty boring. But it is what it is and you need to work with it."
https://www.nba.com/bulls/news/how-has-three-point-shooting-changed-game
Ich bin mittlerweile dafür die 3er Linie einfach abzuschaffen. Spacing und gute Schützen wird man auch danach noch brauchen aber der "ökonomische" Anreiz, dass ein 3er grundsätzlich besser ist als ein 2er (mit Ausnahme ganz nah am Korb) würde wegfallen.
Die Illegal Defense Regel verhindert das einfach Bigs am Korb geparkt werden, die Bedeutung von Big Men, Post Game und Midrange würde aber automatisch steigen.
Off-the-dribble 3er, 3er vom Parkplatz bzw. Logo würden dann aber quasi wegfallen, da ein herausgespielter Jumper in 99% der Fälle ein besserer, höherprozentiger Wurf ist.