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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
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.
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It’s not a perfect solution, but they need to start experimenting in the G-League with some of these ideas instead of sitting on their hands and pretending they don’t have a problem here. It took baseball years to make some of the changes it did and they did trial runs all through the minors.