Guess who's leading the league in mid-range jumpers?

Answer here. What stats DON'T they track these days?

 

53%. Not bad.

Interesting that Evan Turner leads the league for points in the restricted area.

 

Doesn't work well with my phone. So who is it?

 

Not telling. Get a laptop.

 

LMA by 13 shots over Derozen.

He's 5 for 6 for in the paint but not the restricted area.

However, he's 4 for 10 in the restricted area side of the paint. Hmm.

 

Not surprised at all, but his is funny because the Blazers came into the season talking about their renewed defensive philosophy being predicated on forcing opponents into mid range jumpers because they are the least efficient shot in basketball, and now our best player is chuck away from mid range. Maybe it's a protest against the new defensive philo? j/k

 

So LaMarcus is hitting the 'least efficient shot in basketball' at a 53% clip? Not bad. So far.

 

Yeah that's pretty awesome really

 

At what distance is a shot considered mid -range and why is it considered the least efficient shot in basketball? Less efficient than say a 24' shot? I agree most BB players don't focus on the mid range shot as much as they used to, but I have been saying for years we need more mid range shooters on this team. This year it looks like we do. And this is a bad thing? I am stunned that this is the perception now a days.

Some of the greatest scorers in the game made mid range shots with ease. MJ, Kobe, Dirk. Iverson, Alex English, West.
An open mid range shot is not a bad thing.

 

It really isn't, as long as you can drain them. Jordan used a mid range game as efficiently as a center 5 feet from the basket. And this spreads the floor more and allows cuttings to get really good baskets. I saw a few dumps from Aldridge to cutters to the basket that was money!

 

currys hitting the 3 at about the same rate

 

So's Dame.

 

Right and are people complaining about his shot selection? No

If LMA is shooting "open" mid range jumpers, then those are great shots IMO. Much better than most contested shots

 

stephs actually shooting 59% and is shooting some insane percentage off the bounce

 

My point is that hitting any shot that isn't a dunk above 50% is fantastic, period.

 

For the average player the further away you are from the basket the harder it is to make the shot. If LaMarcus keeps up his current pace yes it would be a quality shot but I'd expect him to regress closer to his career average which close to the 40% range. That is fine if the shot clock is winding down but it shouldn't be the primary option, there are better looks the team should try to get first.

 

Brandon Roy LIVED off of mid range jump shots.

 

Exactly. That is why I loved his game so much.

 

BRoy had a dope pull up J, and a money fade-away.

 

Exactly. Jordan's whole game was turnaround fadeaway midrange shots with 3 guys on him.