nelsonmuntz
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Like I said.
Use 2 Big Men
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Like I said.
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Nope. The problem with the first generation of analytics is that it treated each event in a basketball game as a standalone, not factoring that one event impacts the next event impacts the next. It also dramatically under calculated the impact of increased fouling on big players closer to the basket. Between missed shots turning into high percentage offensive rebounds, and the increased number of free throws for bigs posting up, dumping the ball into the paint for a one-on-one post up is a very high points per possession play.
Add the fact that a catch-and-shoot facing the basket is a much higher 3 point percentage shot than a contested pullup from 3 or a turn and shoot, and dumping the ball in, collapsing the defense, and then the center kicking back out for a catch and shoot increases the 3 point shooting percentage. Two bigs will actually increase a team's 3 point shooting percentage.