NBA three point shooters unite! The marksmanship contest will soon be upon is. The NBA three point shooters competition is just hours instead of day away. And with it, time to look at NBA three point shooters have developed and evolved over time. We have some charts, graphs and numbers for you to break down. Pat Fitzgerald may believe that “stats are for losers,” but we love stats here.
From Andrew Powell-Morse at the Best Tickets Blog:
Most notably, the three point shot came into existence in 1980 and forever changed the way the game of basketball would be played.
It is that moment forward that I refer to as the “modern” NBA. In this study, I take a look at team statistics over the years and discover which franchises have excelled the most (or least) in each category. This data is correct up to February 4th, 2014. Feel free to send updates using the Best Tickets Data Collective.
Let’s dive right in.
In 1980, the three-point line was a brand new thing, so it should come as no surprise that there was an average of just 2.77 three-pointers attempted per game. In 1995, to promote an increase in scoring, the league shortened the three-point line from 23’9? at the top of the key and 22? in the corners, to 22? all the way around. This sparked the random surge of three point shots from ’95 to ’97. In 1998, the league wisely moved the line back to its original length and three-point attempts seemingly picked up right where they left off. The league is at an all-time high of 21.43 three pointers attempted per game this season, but are those attempts successful?
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