World news – Daryl Morey, president of the 76s, says 3-pointers should be worth 2.5 points: « It’s just too big a bonus. »

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The NBA teams are well on their way to setting a record for 3-point attempts per game for the 10th season in a row, as analytically controlled fixtures and shot profiles have led to historic offensive efficiency. The Dallas Mavericks set the all-time NBA record last season with 115.9 points per 100 possessions – six teams are above that mark this season, mainly due to the prevalence of the 3-point shot. </ With a few notable exceptions like the Los Angeles Lakers, most of the top teams in the league come out on top on both 3-point percentages and tries per game. The Philadelphia 76ers are another outlier, 13th in the league in 3 point percent and 28th in attempts. Despite the addition of 3-point shooters Seth Curry and Danny Green, much of the 76er offense comes from inside the arch thanks to MVP Candidate Center Joel Embiid, Ben Simmons and Tobias Harris.

Sixers President of Basketball Operations Long at the forefront of the NBA’s analytical movement, Daryl Morey admits his team is the anomaly. In a recent appearance on the Rights to Ricky Sanchez podcast, Morey warned that the « one path to victory » game is becoming increasingly one-dimensional. He went on to say that the difference between a 3-pointer and a 2-pointer is just too big and that the depth shot would ideally be worth a little less points.

« If you have Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons and even Tobias ( Harris) who is an elite player, you can still win that way, but it’s just so rare, « Morey said. via Radio.com. « There are so many more people who can shoot 3s wide open than there are who can efficiently shoot 15 feet and more. So … it’s just too big a bonus, isn’t it? You wanted the 3-pointer, so people would have to put the bottom in and get a more dynamic game, which worked, but they just gave it too much, you know. It should be two and a half (points), i mean that’s really the bottom line. « 

While the NBA is unlikely to pull down to a 2.5 pointer, Morey has a point. The teams are not only starting more 3-a-side than ever before, but are also reaching an all-time high of 36.8 percent, according to the Basketball Reference. The previous record of 36.7 was set in 2008-09 when the teams made an average of 18 3-point attempts per game. This season that has almost doubled to 34.8 attempts per game, and yet the efficiency has increased.

The idea of ​​the 3-pointer is based on the premise that a shot from a greater distance is more difficult than a closer shot . That has clearly been refuted which has resulted in a boon from 3 point specialists in every position. Morey also mentioned the extreme efficiency of corner 3 pointers, which are only 22 feet away (as opposed to 23 feet, 9 inches from the top of the key) and are readily available in drive-and-kick scenarios. He believes the NBA will have to change the dimensions of the court at some point, but said it could take a long time.

« I expect that to happen, » said Morey of adjusting the corner 3-pointers. « … A corner 3 is basically the same as an edge shot, a moderate edge shot that is kind of insane considering fouls and everything else. So yeah, it’s too positive. I mean, it would be fine if we Could reconstruct arenas if the square was wider, slide the line back and keep corner 3. Well, it would just be like you would have to switch arenas and … I mean it would take 25 years. « 

As the style of play becomes more homogeneous and the emphasis is on 3-pointers and layups / dunks, it will be interesting to see if and how the NBA changes the rules to make the game less predictable.

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