An Average Perception

[jonathanlambert33]

NBA hopefuls, and LaMarcus Aldridge, take note: An above average NBA 3-point shooter is far more valuable to his team than an above average 2-point shooter. Ian Levy writes for Hardwood Paroxysm about how we are funny in how we perceive 3s: "Corey Brewer is routinely lambasted for being such a willing and inaccurate 3-point shooter. But while his 3.7 three-point attempts per game generate 1.3 negative blog posts per week, rarely is Joe Johnson criticized for the 9.5 2-point shots he attempts each game, even though they generate essentially the same number of points per shot."

 
http://www.hardwoodparoxysm.com/2013/04/04/an-average-perception/
 
This is an excellent article.

 

[Pugz]

ive been saying this to my friends for so long. its just like people only looking at assist numbers and not turnovers, in a way.

 

[Giantmetfan07]

I love HP. They have great stuff. 
 
I read their Brittney Griner one where they asked like 5 or 6 of their bloggers different questions, and some of the responses were pretty insightful and such.