Basketball fans: why has 3-point shooting taken over? I’m guessing it’s not that the skill levels went up but that something made it a more valuable skill to cultivate? What?https://twitter.com/owenlhjphillips/status/1317111245741359106 …
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Hand checking has been drastically reduced since the Jordan era. Also, the corner three is the shortest distance 3 on the court, so spacing with kickouts have become du jour. .
In addition, Curry and Dame have expanded the shooters range to almost midcourt. Trae is next. There will be a wave of deadly shooters coming in the future, imo...all inspired by Steph.
Handchecking mostly, it literally refers to being able to touch the ballhandler once they cross halfcourt. The cinstant pressure makes it harder to shoot off the dribble.https://youtu.be/nA71MNNZzIs
You still had great shooters like Ray Allen or Reggie Miller, but they got their shots coming off of screens not pulling up 30 feet away.
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