Finch wants Pelicans to cut out the long 2s

Rondo said in a post practice interview today that Jrue is one of the best cutters he's ever played with and expects him to get a lot of layups this year because of it. We've seen that Holiday has the tools to be a top guard, if they could somehow put him in a role that forces him to be Good Jrue...

Rondo's got what Forwards crave

i love the midrange shot. idk about being top ten in the league in take that shot, but i don't agree with cutting it out of the offense

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It has to be a big part of any successful offense..

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Actually, it doesn't.

The Rockets had a top 10 offense of all time this past season and rarely took mid-range shots.

It's statistically and objectively not an efficient shot to take.

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I've never understood the hate for the mid range jumper

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It's simple math.

3 x .333 = 1 point per shot
2 x .500 = 1 point per shot

An elite mid range shooter scores as effectively as a bad 3 point shooter. Now I do kind of agree with the philosophy of "a shot you're going to make is a good shot." but you just can't escape the way the Rockets and Warriors are changing the league.

One of the games against the Rockets last year the Pels were actually scoring pretty efficiently but so were the Rockets and when you trade 2s for 3s you lose. If AD/DC weren't elite at getting to the line I'd be concerned that even a very efficient cutting offense couldn't keep up with a good 3 point attack.

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so instead of having a heel on the 3 point line, take a step back of try to get a higher percentage shot. they aren't taking jump shots out of their offense

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This is correct. He wasn't necessarily talking about midrange shots.

He was talking about long 2s, which are pretty much the worst shot in all of basketball.

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An elite mid range shooter scores as effectively as a bad 3 point shooter. Now I do kind of agree with the philosophy of "a shot you're going to make is a good shot." but you just can't escape the way the Rockets and Warriors are changing the league.

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there is a balance in this philosophy. the Warrior and Rockets are the exception. its not what everyone needs to chase. I think what the 3 pointer does more than anything is shift momentum and build confidence. the Rockets could be playing an awful game through 2 and a half quarters, then suddenly hit 6 out of 8 threes at the end of the 3rd and even they are down, it creates more confidence in their offense. then they roll in the 4th. its like a snowball effect and they are just waiting until it starts going down a hill.

but I digress, for the rest of the league you play by different rules. for the Finch philosophy, for us, if a guy like Moore, Jrue, AD, Crawford, Clark, or Cousins is in rhythm, tell them to take whatever shot they want. you dont want them to think too much.

but guys that aren't as consistent or those players above that arent feeling it that particular night, look for high percentage shots thats how you beat the Warriors and Rockets. It's the Spurs philosophy. A lay-up is the same amount of points as a fade away from 22 ft out. One of them just has a much higher chance of going in. This idea of getting rid of long 2s is simply the desire to get better shots for everyone. It's just good basketball

Threes and layups/dunks make for the best formula

Now if someone like Davis who is an outstanding midrange shooter and get a pick and pop from mid 15 out, I'm fine with that. He can hit that 50%+

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All modern statistics say that shooting 3s/short 2s only is by far the most efficient offense, and when implemented this has been proven to be absolutely true.

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I don't think it works if you have Rondo and Tony Allen on your team.
Yes it's the most efficient offense, but if you don't have the players to be good at it, then it's worthless.

By ingraining distaste for long 2's coach is dealing with guys who cant shoot. Everyone is given long two's. Half the players cannot make ft's at 80%.

The guidance should be in the face of bad ft shooters, thus, if and when you get your ft % to 80%, we will green light you to shoot long 2's. Until that day, if there are more than 5 seconds on clock and you jack up a long 2 miss, i will fine you $10. It will go to a charity.