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Originally Posted by KC_Connection
That would raise the difficulty significantly. Teams would no longer be able to drive and kick out to the corners that way (unless they want to shoot long 2s, which they won't). I'm sure the analytics geeks would find some other way to maximize offenses but it would be much more difficult.
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I think eliminating the corner 3 would just make the game sloppier.
The problem is that on a Points/Possession basis, even LONG 3s (like 2 steps behind the key) have a higher point/shot return than anything mid-range.
Yes, the corner 3 is the most valuable shot in the game and by a fair bit. It would help. But you'll still have dude's chucking 3s. And you'll have defenses geared even more to the morass (because they don't have to spread into the corners anymore) and gumming the mid-range game up even more.
But as a reasonable compromise solution that would be easily effectuated and monitored for a couple seasons, yeah - that seems like a good start. I just don't think it solves the problem long-term.