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Originally Posted by IKE
 While reading the rules of a game called " Basketball", I noticed that there is a "chokehold" strategy. If you made a team full of 3 pt. shooters (3 or more of the 5), then in theory, they wouldn't even need to really play defense other than not let the other team score 3 point shots. They could hire this guy, and how could they loose?
I also found this article: The Greatest 3 Pt. Shooters. Most of these guys, I have barely heard of Honestly, I know Larry Bird, Reggie Miller, and have heard of the one guy from the Suns.
Any thoughts on why this strategy doesn't dominate the NBA? |
In the NBA, you are correct. Rick Pitino had a lot of Kentucky teams ranked #1 consistently using the 3 pointer as a primary shot. John Beilein has been trying to do it at Michigan.
I've thought about that a lot. If you are a believer in expected value, the three point shot is a much better option in basketball. I think the problem is: 1) "momentum" affects the human psyche enough that a few empty trips down the court (and the resulting point deficit) makes the human players a bit jumpy and 2) humans shooting baskets are prone to hot and cold streaks (i.e. lack of repeatability) makes the strategy dominant in some games and awful in others.