trategies heavy three-point shooting teams use and whether or not basketball has really been played wrong for the last 5 or 10 years.
Friday, January 24, 2014
Project Decision
I decided on my topic finally. I've been a basketball player and fan my whole life, but have noticed a flaw in the way the game has been played: not enough three-pointers. It might be time to re-examine "traditional basketball strategy." Case and point: tonight Carmelo Anthony hit 6-11 three pointers on the way to scoring 62 points! I have a hunch that the more 3-pointers the better, even if basketball traditionalists say it is destroying the game. The best teams in the NBA are the ones that shoot the most threes: Miami, Golden State, San Antonio. Sure, there are many other factors in play (namely LeBron James and/or Tim Duncan) but I believe a team's performance behind the arc has a lot to do with it. We will see! I plan on examining the different s
trategies heavy three-point shooting teams use and whether or not basketball has really been played wrong for the last 5 or 10 years.
trategies heavy three-point shooting teams use and whether or not basketball has really been played wrong for the last 5 or 10 years.
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Intriguing! So, what will you do with your research--through what forum will you share your conclusions? Also, you need to use images you have the rights to publish--see me if you're not sure what I mean by this.
ReplyDeleteI've seen a couple of TED talks examining basketball strategy, although none of them have touched on three-point shooting so I figured I'd present my findings in a similar way. Also the image I used said it was Creative Commons. Is there a way to check that though? Haven't done this before.
DeleteHmmm...email me the link to the photo? That ought to do it!
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