The Warriors defied odd last season by winning the NBA Championship as a jump shooting team. Many thought it couldn’t be done. It helps when you have tremendous shooters.
Perhaps Byron Scott was taking note in L.A., because he’s on record as saying he wants the Lakers to shoot more 3s this year. This is probably not just specific to the Lakers. You can probably bet on an increase league-wide.
“I think the 3-point line is exciting,” he said. “I would add another line and make a 4-point line as well. I’d say let’s go another three or four feet back and that’s a 4-pointer.” […] Scott is not the first person to float the idea. In 2014, league executives said a 4-point line had come up in very preliminary conversations about changes the league might make.
Last season, Scott made headlines during the preseason by saying the Lakers would shoot between 12 and 15 3-pointers per game, which would have put them at the bottom of the NBA. […] They ended up shooting 18.9 3s per game, more than five other teams. Scott said that number will likely increase this season, with Nick Young, Lou Williams, Kobe Bryant, Jordan Clarkson and Anthony Brown all good 3-point shooters.
H/T: OC Register
