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Can't it be that defense got better too? Free throw percentage is up since '95 so they aren't just less accurate in general at that distance.
by cma 2y ago
Can't it be that defense got better too? Free throw percentage is up since '95 so they aren't just less accurate in general at that distance.
- kenjackson 2y agoPerimeter defense is way better now. In the old days most 3s were uncontested. It’s a shot they just wanted you to take.
- lapcat 2y agoIf shooting and defense got better simultaneously, then all other things equal, overall shooting % should have stayed about the same, not gone down. Also, as hardwaregeek mentioned: "And in turn, the game has become less crowded and more spread out, leading to a higher percentage on dunks and layups."
- cma 2y ago> If shooting and defense got better simultaneously, then all other things equal, overall shooting % should have stayed about the same, not gone down. Why? Getting better simultaneously doesn't imply getting better in a way to perfectly equal out.