A curious stat so far

We are making 1 3ptr/gm more than last year on 51/2 less attempts

 

91% of our 3pt makes are assisted, which I found also interesting.
Old school, using the 3pt sparingly, from kick outs, as an outlet. No step-backs threes, walk-on threes, off-the-dribble threes…

 

amazing what having guys that are actually able to get in the lane will do for your spacing.

 

Last Year
Player 3PM 3PA 3P%
Jalen Green HOU .9 8.1 35.4
Fred VanVleet HOU 2.7 7.7 34.5
Dillon Brooks HOU 2.5 6.3 39.7
Jabari Smith Jr. HOU 1.7 4.9 35.4
Cam Whitmore HOU 1.3 3.6 35.5
Tari Eason HOU 1.1 3.2 34.2

This Year
Player 3PM 3PA 3P%
Jabari Smith Jr. HOU 2.2 6.0 36.7
Reed Sheppard HOU 2.4 5.4 44.4
Kevin Durant HOU 1.8 4.4 40.9
Tari Eason HOU 2.4 4.2 57.1
Alperen Sengun HOU 1.8 3.4 52.9
Josh Okogie HOU 1.8 3.0 60.0

 

Hopefully these stats won’t get much lower as the season continues. But the team definitely demonstrated high-end shooting in this winning streak. Let’s keep ‘em coming!

 

Of course they will get much lower, we’re shooting better than curry

 

What's crazy to me is that 30+ 3PA per game ranks 2nd to last

 

If only we could play teams like the Nets and Raptors more than twice..

 

Wouldn’t matter, the luck will normalize no matter who we play.

 

It's small sample size for now. But a hot start nonetheless.

 

It still doesn't feel real that KD is on our team. I don't think it's a coincidence at all that we have one of the best shooters of all time and our shooting improved.

 

Wonder why that is

 

Alp's 3-pt shooting swing is absolute insanity. It's the kind of single-season transformation you see maybe a couple times in a generation, assuming he keeps up a respectable percentage on similar volume through the season.

He's obviously not going to finish the season shooting anywhere close to 50%+ on any meaningful volume, but it's CLEAR he's been doing work, and he has tons of confidence in that shot. This new part of his game is no fluke.

 

Dirk who?

 

Didn't have time to check. But my guess is that Jalen and Fred combined to shoot more 3s last season than the whole team this season.

 

Cut down the foolish shot attempts, make a higher percentage.

 

Coupled with better shooters it's an idea so crazy it just might work

 

Nobody is taking step back threes or chunking up contested 3’s. It is because Sengun is playing well in the high post, Amen is driving and dishing, and Durant has to be paid attention to wherever he is on the floor. No more dribbling east and west by FVV and those idiotic step backs from Jalen. This team is in constant attack mode that keeps the defenses from settling back into the paint.