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Why don't we take any midrange jumpers?

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Jet036, May 12, 2015.

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  1. Jet036

    Jet036 Member

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    Throughout the course of game 4, we took 17 jumpers from 8ft-25ft out (and some of those were taken in garbage time). In the 2nd and 3rd quarters, we took 8 jumpers from 5ft-25ft out. I know many teams do the same (actually the Clips had a similiar number during the same game) but it seems like if the Clippers are clogging the paint and playing tough perimiter defense it'd be lucrative to pay a bit mroe attention to mid-range jumpers. I don't what the reluctance of, not just our team, but most modern day players to take more midrange jumpers is. If the vast majority of your shots come from 1ft-5ft out and 25ft-26ft out then it's barely even a freaking basketball game - I mean it makes the game extremely narrow. What's so hard about setting a screen 18ft away from the basket and taking a jumper from there?
     
    #1 Jet036, May 12, 2015
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    Because mid-range jump shots give Daryl Morey diarrhea. And nobody deserves diarrhea.
     
    #2 bmd, May 12, 2015
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    They are inefficient and in all honesty most of our players other than Harden do not have a mid-range game.
     
    #3 OlajuwonFan81, May 12, 2015
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    low yield. Similar percentages with 3 pt line (even lower) will yield one more point
     
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    You must not be a Rockets fan if you are asking that question.
     
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    Because why would we take them when we don't have good shooters?
     
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    These same bad shooters are even worse at shooting threes.
     
    #7 davidghall, May 12, 2015
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    We don't have good shooters. Outside Terry/Harden.
     
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    This is the answer.

    Because we don't have very good midrange shooters. We have mediocre three point shooters.
     
    #9 REEKO_HTOWN, May 12, 2015
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    That's not actually true in many cases.
     
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    One major problem with our philosophy is the Clippers are taking away the 3. A lot of the 3's we take are contested. We are unable to drive because Jordan is shutting everything down inside. The mid range 2 is just about all that's being given to us, but we don't have the personnel or the desire to take those shots.
     
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    Alright...so name me some players on our team that you are NOT ok with them taking a mid range 2, but ARE ok with them taking a 3.
     
    #12 davidghall, May 12, 2015
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    Midrange jumper should be considered a curse word on here tbh
     
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  14. Jet036

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    This. A lot of people ITT can't seem to grasp the concept that usually player will shoot a better percentage from 18ft out then they will from 25ft out. It doesn't matter if they're a bad shooter, a good shooter, a mediocre shooter - normally a player will shoot a higher percentage when they're closer to the basket - AND it opens up the floor. It's not a hard concept.
     
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    Nope.
     
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    They may shoot a slightly better percentage a few feet in, but the point per shot is less. 3 > 2.

    Anyway, what year is it? Rockets have been this way for a long time. Odd to just now have this question.
     
    #16 Haymitch, May 12, 2015
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    OP is Byron Scott
     
    #17 a711, May 12, 2015
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    Analytics
     
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    If they're wide open...sure. The problem is we are taking too many contested 3's, and passing up wide open mid range shots.
     
    #19 davidghall, May 12, 2015
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