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3 on 3 Basketball coming to 2020 Olympics

Discussion in 'NBA Dish' started by Commodore, Jun 9, 2017.

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  1. Commodore

    Commodore Member

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    #1 Commodore, Jun 9, 2017
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    No way in hell I would let any of my players play in this if I am an owner.
     
    #2 Jturbofuel, Jun 9, 2017
  3. Outlier

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    Why not?

    Klay, Durant, Curry would win this all day.
     
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  4. napalm06

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    If it's half-court (is it?) it's actually significantly less injury risk than a standard game...

    Anyway, I was trying to think of what 3 guys I'd pick from the Rockets. Harden-Gordon-Williams are too small. We don't have anyone between the SF-C positions that I would put on the team; symptomatic of one of the Rockets' big roster problems that has to be addressed this offseason ---- add a playmaking front-court player.
     
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    I see nba players playing in this but it won't be superstars. it will be borderline star/role players.
     
    #5 icecreamman, Jun 9, 2017
  6. CometsWin

    CometsWin Breaker Breaker One Nine

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    Lame
     
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    We probably don't even need superstars to beat "the world."

    Isaiah Thomas / Devin Booker / Kevin Love would probably, at the very least, get silver.
     
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    me and a friend had a fun game of trying to make the best nba 3 on 3 team comprised of players that didn't make the playoffs this year.

    i got kemba walker, devin booker, and anthony davis.

    good 1 on 1 scorers who can shoot, pass, and hold their own on defense.
     
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    Lou-Harden-Nene
     
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    pick and roll and pick and roll defense is deadly in 3v3

    I played three on three the other day and one guy was so mad bcuz we killed his team with screens and said we needed them to score. i was like lol, guard up.
     
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    Texas should send out a quitter (Scottie Pippen), a loser (T Mac) and a choker (Jim Harden) to represent them
     
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  12. Commodore

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    seems like with a 2:1 disparity vs a 3:2 disparity, shots behind the arc would be even more common than in the NBA
     
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    Nene plays for Brazil
     
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    Yep, the long ball would carry even more value.

    NBA stars would be completely unstoppable in a truly competitive 3 on 3 setting. With 5 men you can shade and rotate to at least make it hard. If you can beat a man off the dribble in 3 on 3, it's like fish in a barrel. Quality PnR's are also nigh impossible to stop.
     
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    Yes, but we were just doing hypotheticals on 3v3 teams that NBA teams could field.
     
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    The "3" is worth TWICE as much? Like pickup? I guess you'd go with 3pt shooters. But I wonder how Shaq would fair. Who could stop him? You cant really double the post or front it.
     
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    True, didn't think about it in an Olympic context lol. But those are the 3 rockets I'd pick if available
     
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    Harden, westbrook, and Lebron
     
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    Basketball analytics will not be the same with 3v3


    I'm sure they settled on 3s counting twice as much, because the efficiency of twos skyrockets with 3 on 3, while the efficiency of shooting 24 feet out doesn't increase much at all, if any at all.

    I'm sure there are many teams shooting 70-80%. Do the math and that equals 35-40% from three, when valued at 2:1

    It's not the same game. I'm sure threes have to be worth twice as much or they aren't analytically wise.
     
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    1vs1 pls and force WB, Harden, Lebron, Kawhi to fight for MVP
     
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