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Get A Bucket Show · September 22 · 17 min

We Don’t Shoot Too Many Threes, We Shoot Them Wrong

Send us Fan Mail We debate whether basketball really has “too many threes,” or if the real issue is too many bad threes dressed up as smart analytics. We break down what makes a three good or stupid, why Steph Curry changed the league, and why the mid-range still deserves respect. • The difference between too many threes and too many bad threes • How inside out basketball shaped earlier eras • Why analytics, spacing, and comebacks fuel three-point volume • The real pros of threes: efficiency, floor spacing, role expansion • The real cons: repeatable offense, settling, live by the three swings • Clear signs of a bad three: wrong shooter, early clock, no advantage, bad game situation • A quick ranking of shot difficulty from layups to mid-range creation • The “Get a Bucket” verdict: balance the offense and earn your threes Please make sure to like, subscribe, comment, tell anyone who's anyone about the show Support the show https://linktr.ee/GetABucketShow for more content!!!

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We debate whether basketball really has “too many threes,” or if the real issue is too many bad threes dressed up as smart analytics. We break down what makes a three good or stupid, why Steph Curry changed the league, and why the mid-range still deserves respect.
• The difference between too many threes and too many bad threes
• How inside out basketball shaped earlier eras
• Why analytics, spacing, and comebacks fuel three-point volume
• The real pros of threes: efficiency, floor spacing, role expansion
• The real cons: repeatable offense, settling, live by the three swings
• Clear signs of a bad three: wrong shooter, early clock, no advantage, bad game situation
• A quick ranking of shot difficulty from layups to mid-range creation
• The “Get a Bucket” verdict: balance the offense and earn your threes

Please make sure to like, subscribe, comment, tell anyone who's anyone about the show

Support the show

https://linktr.ee/GetABucketShow for more content!!!

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