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Message: [QUOTE="eebmg, post: 2698690, member: 7548"] I believe there was a strong window of opportunity for the WNBA to really get a leghold when the league was new and the NBA game itself was looking like bully ball and isolation play really dominated. I think a big "problem" right now is that the mens's game is steadily improving with the proliferation of 3pt shooting (averages going up) opening up the court to driving and interior passing and more teams going to motion offenses (or at least 2-3 man sets). This has increased to the point that traditional big men who do not adapt will be pushed out of the league leading to a more positionless brand of game. The success of Golden State and Steph Curry in particular have made shooting and passing 'cool' so when an albatross like Carmelo Anthony does his iso schtick, it is mocked. A newer generation of players who have a pass first mentality are also starting to enter the NBA like Ben Simmons and Lonzo Ball. In trying to compare, First 100 NBA players 3pt stats are > 36% (averages to 3+ per team) [URL='https://www.teamrankings.com/nba/player-stat/three-point-field-goal-percentage']NBA Basketball Player Stats - Three Point Field Goal Percentage[/URL] In the wnba, 18 players (1.5 per team average) [URL='http://www.wnba.com/league-leaders/#?sort=FG3_PCT&dir=1&Season=2017&SeasonType=Regular%20Season&PerMode=Totals&StatCategory=FG3_PCT']League Leaders - WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA[/URL] My point is that the WNBA players imo have to continue to get better at shooting the ball. There are so few players who really can take over a game at the 3 pt line in the WNBA and even if they do, they are not dual threats that can take advantage of overplay. Also, with so few real 3pt threats on a team, you can scheme them out better. In a previous era when the men's game looked so clunky, that may not have been such an issue but in a market where a better product is observed (even if not in direct competition), that is a problem. [/QUOTE]

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