<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">They permitted Washington a franchise-record 16 3-pointers in Thursday's 109-97 loss to the Wizards. Opponents have made 10 or more 3s eight times, including both of the last two games. They also have been allowing opponents to shoot 37.9 percent from behind the arc throughout the season, which through Thursday's games was second-worst in the NBA behind only the New York Knicks. But, contrary to popular perception, it's not because the Jazz completely concede long-distance shots to opponents, coach Jerry Sloan suggested Friday. "I'm not saying, 'Give it them,' " Sloan said. "I've never told 'em to give a guy a 3-point shot." What he does hint, however, is that preventing opponent layups is priority No. 1. "I don't like to give up layups," the Jazz coach said. "Obviously 3s are gonna happen in a ballgame. But I think you take layups away from another team, let them shoot some 3s out here and, if you got position, you're in position to defensive rebound." In a sense, it's playing the percentages ? figuring that layups are much easier to make, especially if poorly contested, and that most teams are not going to hit a majority of their trey tries. It's also banking that opponents are not going to nail 64 percent (16-of-25) like the Wizards did Thursday. So how was Washington able to have its way from long range?</div> <div align="center">Source</div>
