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2064828, would league averages work for you?
Posted by Guinness, Mon Nov-05-12 02:15 PM
http://hoopdata.com/shotstats.aspx

look at the fg%s by location.

at rim: 62%
3-9 feet: 38%
10-15 feet: 43%
16-23 feet: 38%
threes (weighted because they count for more points): 52%

obviously players have different skill sets, but these numbers irrefutably show that threes and shots at the rim are the best ones for an NBA team to take. this is why harden and manu are so good, and guys like kobe, melo and josh smith sabotage their value by insisting on taking low-reward shots.

look, people can believe whatever they want about MJ fade-aways and call it nerd-shit, but these are facts that every single NBA team knows and coaches in accordance to. the spurs led the league in offense last year because they made more threes and at a higher percentage than anyone else.