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Message: [QUOTE="GamecockFam, post: 5065360, member: 10934"] I think the 40% mark should be aspirational for individuals who are 3-point specialists, but it isn't realistic as a team goal. That's the equivalent of shooting 60% from 2 assuming the same amount of shots. I would have to know how good the team is at shooting 2s to know where the line would be drawn to ever discourage 3s. For example, let's say a team takes about 100 shots in a game. If they took all 100 from 3 and average about 30% as a team, that means they would score approx 90 points. For that team to score 90 points from 2 (excluding fouls) they would have to average about 45% on 100 shots. I believe the average FG% in the W is right around 45%, which would technically mean that under 30% shooters should be discouraged from taking the shot. But the game is way more complex than that and encouraged/discouraged habits should be tailored to the player, not the team. Additionally, even a bad 3-point team needs to try to keep defenses honest, so discouraging it completely would probably worsen their scoring issues in the paint, not make them better. [/QUOTE]