I am so sick of watching the Celtics shoot pull up threes on the break.
Even Kyrie only hits them 10% of the time. Brad needs to tell them to stop.
Where did you get this information from?
Kyrie Irving is shooting a blistering 40.8% on PUJITS, especially on 3's.... On 2 point attempts, he's averaging 46.8....
This is the one aspect of modern basketball that I hate watching. Drive for a layup or a kickout on the break, but please don't pull up for a zero pass three.
I agree and disagree. I like pull up jumpers, what I don't like is when players fall in love with PUJITS. Westbrook is one of the worst at it, with 26.2% on 3 attempts.
Thank steph curry for that
Something like the pull up jumper was going to be a frequent staple in today's NBA regardless of whether or not Curry existed... Lillard, Durant, George, and a few others use those shots constantly.
Kyrie is not shooting 40% on pull up threes on fast breaks. Go back and watch the games.
And just so we are clear, I am talking about driving down the floor with the ball and firing up a three on the run.
Where did you get the numbers? We need more proof other than "go back and watch the games"
Then take note of it from now on.
so what you are saying is you pulled the number out of your ass?
Just an estimate from watching every game.
Nice comment, though.
I watched every game too. Your estimate is wrong. Check actual stats.
Boston has shot 36.2% on pull-up 3’s this year. Btw, that’s 4th in the league. I don’t know how to sort both early shot clock and pull-ups; but early-offense pull-ups are more likely to be unchallenged.
Kyrie shot better on pull-up 3’s than catch-and-shoot, which is
not common: .408 vs. .399
Jaylen has shot .435 on pull-up 3’s, though on only 23 attempts. He’s .357 for c&s.
I won’t go through everyone; suffice it to say that Tatum is much worse off the bounce.
If it’s a question of c&s vs pull-ups, the OP has a point; Boston has shot .378 on c&s 3’s. But that is not true for Kyrie or Brown. Some guys should, some shouldn’t.
I would say that's an issue of execution, how to take a three and who should take one, not so much a question of whether taking a three on the break is a good idea. Good three point shooters who are open should take three point shots on the break, the stats back that up. Bad three point shooters should not. Right now Terry is shooting well enough that he can take that shot.
I agree in general, but I’d have misgivings about Terry taking too many of them. .419 on c&s vs .341 on pull-ups.