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With the way Curry has been playing some of these charts are going to need to be re-scaled to include beyond the half court line. 35/57 from 28 feet and farther
by fluxquanta 11y ago
With the way Curry has been playing some of these charts are going to need to be re-scaled to include beyond the half court line. 35/57 from 28 feet and farther currently (61.4%).
- defen 11y agoTo put into perspective how absurd that is...to a first approximation (ignoring rebounds, open opportunities, etc) - Curry's expected value for shooting from 6 or more feet behind the three point line (1.923) is higher than almost any other shot any other player in NBA history could attempt, except perhaps an uncontested dunk. You'd rather Curry attempt one of his super-deep threes than have the best free-throw shooter of all time (Steve Nash) take two free throws (90.43% accuracy, expected value 1.8086 points). That is just insane.
- e40 11y agoWhen you put it like that it gives me goosebumps. It is truly a great time to be an NBA fan.
- baldfat 11y agoIt is a great time BUT I miss the drama of the 1980s and early 1990s. At least I don't get the normal "I watch college basketball" when I start talking basketball. I am an avid UConn fan and they don't know college either except the Final 4 tourney polls they are apart of.