The fact that he spends hours plotting and making these graphs for us to visualize instead of throwing information at our faces truly shows why jimmy is the GOAT of basketball KZreadrs

@cboots9963

2 жыл бұрын

Fr

@Yute01

2 жыл бұрын

Gotta put Smoove at number 1 since I've been watching him for 9 years.

@bandupzay

2 жыл бұрын

Video of lebron saying he hate Russ what’s going on🤦🏾‍♂️ kzread.info/dash/bejne/gI5tqcawfq2vm5c.html real video

@adrianpaulochoa9825

2 жыл бұрын

That's why he gets around 500k to 1m views each vid, quality over quantity

@Chadius_Thundercock

2 жыл бұрын

Nah a lot of the time he just throws stats with no context. He like advanced stats, looks like a good way to judge basketball but in reality it’s not as important

The Rockets missing 27 straight 3s in a game 7 is still one of the craziest things to happen in sports. It's like they were meant to lose that series

@iSethWoods

2 жыл бұрын

I think about that scenario often, I tend to not believe that could actually happen. It was wild to watch live felt a bit rigged but I guess anything can happen

@ravegee_

2 жыл бұрын

Most of those shots were heavily contested, like jimmy said, defenses adjust but the rockets didn’t

@formerlyknownaseasrob

2 жыл бұрын

One thing that I think factors in, as someone in another comment section pointed out, is how much energy it takes to guard the Warriors offense with any effectiveness. It has an evident impact as the series goes on (see: game 6 and 7 situations), especially on the 3 point shots of these players that are playing their ass off chasing Curry and Klay around a bazillion screens

@stayme7o437

2 жыл бұрын

If they had CP3 they woulda won game 6 or 7

@codystudliness4864

2 жыл бұрын

As the saying goes: Live by the 3, die by the 3.

I think there’s a hidden advantage with the three pointer worth mentioning. Passing the ball around the perimeter is fairly safe. Turnovers and blocks, which don’t show up on shot percentages, are far more common inside. So while the points per attempt may be even, the points per possession when a team tries to score a 2 pointer end up being lower.

@fcarter3863

Жыл бұрын

Teams be shooting 11-34 on average from 3 and wonder why they lose by 6 points. How many of those missed 3s could've been an easy 2 points? If a team ever looks to score more 2 pointers they would dominate

@yahirzavala-nm9ur

Жыл бұрын

@@fcarter3863 yeop a perfect team would be a lebron and curry team up wit ad like big man aswell. Basically a team that will focus on attacking the paint but can look to the outside and find curry and get. Good percentage of 3s as well

@Muhahahahaz

Жыл бұрын

@@fcarter3863 for real… Especially if the team isn’t even known for 3-point shooting. Every time they run up the floor and throw up a quick 3, I be yelling… “Why didn’t you run your offense?” (Of course, it depends on who’s shooting and how open they are. But most of the time they are essentially just turning the ball over after a 5 second possession)

@pierrelecelibataire

Жыл бұрын

This is a typically ignorant comment. You're ignoring the fact that teams don't just pass the ball around the perimeter to get open 3s. They set on ball screens, off-ball screens, drive and kick, throw cross-court passes, and execute dribble hand-offs among other things to get open looks from 3. Those all present turnover risks. More importantly, getting to the rim results in more trips to the free-throw line than shooting a three. The stats presented by JimmyHighRoller on the value of 2s and 3s don't lie.

@impulse_xs

Жыл бұрын

@@Muhahahahaz Those pull up 3s from transition are getting ridiculous. Like I get if you’re Steph or Dame but some of these dude really out here pulling up for 3 during a 2 on 1 like they’re not shooting under 30%.

I personally think that the problem isn't the three ball, it's that the rules have made teams play soft defense and post moves harder to pull off.

@jonahfalcon1970

Жыл бұрын

Hand checks.

@nitthegrit7544

Жыл бұрын

Agree 100%.

@radicalxg8282

Жыл бұрын

A dennis rodman in his prime without the baby contact rules and these dudes would be sniping no more

@unkown981

Жыл бұрын

@@radicalxg8282 a glorified role player ain't stopping shit

@radicalxg8282

Жыл бұрын

@@unkown981 tell that to Shaq in 90s I'd Dennis could stop that mountain sure thing any child from today

This man straight up made me think 3 pointers need to be banned and then systematically dismantled my new found hatred for the 3 ball. Now i feel silly. Wat a vid bro

@bandupzay

2 жыл бұрын

Video of lebron saying he hate Russ what’s going on🤦🏾‍♂️ kzread.info/dash/bejne/gI5tqcawfq2vm5c.html real video

@thunderfool9

2 жыл бұрын

straight up lmfao

@starmorpheus

2 жыл бұрын

Lmaoo yeah. I was like "You right Jimmy, 3-ball needs to get limited" and then I got bamboozled 😩

@rabd3721

2 жыл бұрын

Had me in the first half, not gunna lie

@king-ghost1027

2 жыл бұрын

I was thinking that too 1st part of the video

The evolution of the sport is really something to behold. I don’t know what else can change the sport like the 3 point evolution did. Shows curry’s greatness

@daddydoza5164

2 жыл бұрын

Defense is more about missed shots than forcing bad shots

@dreamchaser1419

2 жыл бұрын

Kobe or bird?

@187mrsmith

2 жыл бұрын

That's what came back to bite Curry in the ass you wanna start just Jackin 3s all the time now there's a team that can do the same thing ➕ play defense the Warriors don't play good defense at all klay just came off a major injury u can't expect him 2 be the defender he was prior right away

@187mrsmith

2 жыл бұрын

But if you notice Curry can shoot 3s lights out until the games get tight or the defense gets amped up then all of a suddenly it's not so easy when he has a lead hes one of the best players when hes playing from behind he shuts down and folds up some times

@jonathanchen9587

2 жыл бұрын

he is not great

The reason why 2-pt FG% is up, might be because players stopped shooting the long 2s and replaced them with 3s. This removes ineffective low% 2s, it does not mean that the 3pt shot is creating better quality 2 pt shots. Another point is that fouls are called more often now, these shots does not count towards FG%. This again increases overall 2pt FG%

@flo2348

Жыл бұрын

Siva you make a good point that the rise in 2pt effectiveness may not be due to skill but could be due to a behavioral change in long 2pt attempts due to the value of the 3pt shot, and to the offensive player looking for contact due I think to the rules changes over the past few decades to enhance offense. IAC the 2pt value increases so this is a working balance.

@jimjam762

Жыл бұрын

Long two pointers are inefficient because the difficulty of a 20 footer vs a 24 footer is very similar, but one is worth more

@TylerMcCool

Жыл бұрын

some data on avg 2pt shot distance year-over-year etc, correlated with the Point-per-shot graph would be interesting on this..

@clemdionisio

11 ай бұрын

@@TylerMcCool kzread.info/dash/bejne/q5xpxZWdpbS3Ydo.html

@abel6298

9 ай бұрын

Read your bible! (KJV, preferably) ♥‎‎ ‎

i was at a bbq a few days ago and 4 kids from 10-16 were playing pick up games they were all shooting 3's. when i played basketball, shooting a 3 was a last resort only to be used when we couldnt penetrate the defense and go for a layup or midrange. The way kids play no is so different and the NBA style definitely has impacted the playstyle of even games for fun

@omyn.

3 ай бұрын

I think it's because shooting threes are fun

@RemmyRiffs

2 ай бұрын

Agreed. At my local Y that is LITERALLY all kids practice now. Absolutely nothing else whatsoever. It was atrocious to watch.

@bullgravy6906

14 күн бұрын

My nephew loves basketball, his favorite player is Steph Curry, he challenged me to a game of 1v1 in the driveway and I had to remind him everything counted only as 1 point on the driveway. Now it’s a laughable disadvantage, I’m a grown man and he’s 11 (and I didn’t try to stomp him) he never even made an attempt to get to the basket, took everything from range. I couldn’t even try to let him win without it being obvious; he’d throw up a three, make some miss some, and get no rebounds or putbacks whatsoever. Sadly he still plays this way, all the kids want to be like Curry

@MarkMay-cr6bv

3 күн бұрын

@@omyn. And THAT'S the problem. As long as there is more than one player on the court wearing the same color -- and there are actually five on each side -- basketball is, and always has been a TEAM sport. But today's young players play basketball the same way they approach everything else in their lives. It's all about THEM, not the team. I will do what's fun for ME, and that's not passing the ball, or setting screens, or other team-related things that aren't fun for ME.

@throwawayburnerusername

Күн бұрын

Expensive Samurais with their expensive Lamborghinis (war horses) fought in the distance with bows. F-35 lobe missile from nearly a hundred miles away. Leave the melee to the peasants. Ancient problems, modern problems, all require the same solution =)

Growing up for me, Steve Kerr was one of my favorites for his role in the Bulls as a perimeter threat. How fitting that he ended up coaching the guys that helped make the 3 pointer a go-to offensive tactic in todays basketball.

@richardw3347

Жыл бұрын

Very fitting as many more traditional coaches might have not supported this style. So big ups on Kerr for letting it roll.

@Ninjersey1

Жыл бұрын

You loved a 5ppg guy who played like 10minutes?😂

@Thebucs14625

Жыл бұрын

@@Ninjersey1 Kerr has more talent in his pinky than you've ever had in your entire life.

@Ninjersey1

Жыл бұрын

@@Thebucs14625 please lol guy was a spot up bum played garbage time mostly lol MJ and Duncan made him

@Austinfdp

Жыл бұрын

@@Ninjersey1 he has more rings then them L

Jimmy: 3-pointers have ruined basketball Me: True. Something needs to be done. Jimmy: Actually, 3-pointers have kept the game balanced for decades since its inception Me: I agree. Please stop all these nonsense about nerfing it!

@Hater20X

Жыл бұрын

People, teams and couches who complain about 3 point shots cant gaurd the outside perimeter. Maybe get better at defense

@jeremytoth7635

Жыл бұрын

@@Hater20X THANK YOU!

@the_happiest_gilmoure

Жыл бұрын

Actually, I don't think it needs to be done away with. I DO think the range is too available for too many players. Make it 1.5 to 2ft further back (and take it away completely from the sides) and you will see the game balance back out again. When it was first Instituted I think the idea was it was so far away that most teams wouldn't utilize it unless desperation time was necessary and most athletes back then simply couldn't or wouldn't shoot it. Now the range is doable by just about anyone that it's no longer a desperation shot. Make it so only a handful of Specialists can hit it and we get out fun back... and also remove the defensive 3 sec violation and bring big men back into the game (see my comment earlier)

@MaltePersike

Жыл бұрын

@@the_happiest_gilmoure Did you watch the video? It makes a very solid argument for why the 3-point-line is drawn perfectly where it is. It allows for more versatile and engaging play since it apparently de-clogs the area around the ring. In essence: placing the 3-point line ecactly where it is makes the 2-point play even more attractive.

@daviesugo7641

Жыл бұрын

I think the best thing is to remove offensive and defensive 3 seconds. The 3 point shot has caught up to post play. Just remove the limitations on post post for balance

Fun fact: 2002 Lakers vs Nets Finals Game 4. There was a total of 28 3-pointers shot between both teams, 15 were made. Fast forward 20 years later 2022 Warriors vs Celtics Finals Game 6. There was a total of 74 3-pointers shot between both teams. 30 were made

@renziair

Ай бұрын

Lmao nitpicking in a nutshell.

@Silenced_by_nazi_youtube

Ай бұрын

@@renziair naw just showing how much 3s were shot 20 years ago compared to now

Dont adjust the 3 pointer. Allow the defense to do more than just stand there. The player with the ball is basically untouchable now a days compare to the 90s defense.

@user-cn8nu6lq4w

2 ай бұрын

THIS.

@renziair

Ай бұрын

The things is we're at an all-time low in fouls called a game despite being in an all time-high in possessions. The narrative that fouls are called cheap today does not conform with the factual numbers. The all-time top 10 list of most free-throws of a player, for instance, is majorly from 1960s to 1990s. Looking into that, the league is in fact not necessarily suppressing the defense. Defense virtually did not change, spaced offense just made it look like defense is not played, but it just became incredibly harder. So it must not be compared in the past eras. We are not bringing back the defense of the past eras because it didn't go away. We need to adjust the rules to favor the defense more.

12:24, the players haven’t gotten better at shooting 2-pointers. They’ve just stopped taking the low-percentage 18’ to 20’ shots because it’s more valuable to step back and shoot the three. So without those low-percentage shots, the overall percentage of two-pointers made has risen.

@user-yy7cw7fl8p

2 жыл бұрын

Abso-fucking-lutely true. You don’t see much longer range 2 pointer shots made unless the players open and they’re forced to make it, not voluntarily at least 🗣

@paquinraino8180

2 жыл бұрын

@@user-yy7cw7fl8p I mean players nowadays shoot more paint jumpers and close midrange than long ass middys especially near the 3pt line (which are the worse shot ever to me) , like all is define by shot selections ,nowadays nog like in the early 2000s were you had good inefficient scorer taking a lot of bad shot

@markkelly4077

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah his example of what he meant was that when a team shoots 3s people guard up and leave higher percentage openings for 2s. So they've gotten better at it

@SkydaddyZozo

2 жыл бұрын

Goofy das not good at all. They professionals! They should be able to score anywea

@mrmacross

2 жыл бұрын

Also, FT% has been static for decades.

9:32 thank god - literally had zero idea which way this video was going - an art all in itself. What Morey forgets to add is his team was within 1% of the league average on long ball efficiency. Statistically this is on the money. 3 pointers are a self policing mechanism.

@JxmyHighroller

2 жыл бұрын

“3 pointers are a self policing mechanism.” Very well said.

@quarter3324

2 жыл бұрын

@@JxmyHighroller fax

@ryanli6599

2 жыл бұрын

why are they a self policing mechanism? i don't really get it

@harmonixfl8479

2 жыл бұрын

Nice to hear you like basketball

@ChanceisD3AD

2 жыл бұрын

@@ryanli6599 so essentially what I'm getting from that statement is basically Would you rather take 10 shots that the league makes 45-65% of the time, or, 10 shots that the league makes 25-45% of the time. The risk of missing a bunch of 3s, from my perspective, is greater than the risk of missing a bunch of 2s. The reward being the opposite statement, of course.

I don't care about the three-point shots. The reason why I haven't watched an NBA game in years? Because it's all about offense now. No one has to "fight" for points anymore, every idiot runs to the basket without any interference and scores, it's ridiculous and frustrating. For decades, I've been hoping for the rule on hand checking to change again. So that we can see exciting, good basketball again.

@thegoatstephen5003

2 ай бұрын

there are still good defenders its just rare

@Burning_Babylon

2 ай бұрын

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@PassportBachelor

Ай бұрын

allowing hand checking just tends to favor the bigger, stronger player...

@welt_des_staunens

Ай бұрын

A few days ago, I had an awakening experience. I believe it's truly a matter of taste and, above all, a generational conflict. How did it come about? Well, I happened to watch a playoff game after years, my first game in ages (Clippers vs Mavs). At first, I was optimistic; both teams were playing tough defense, fighting for every point. One team was briefly up by almost 30 points. For me - an old 90s veteran - it seemed like a clear-cut game. When the commentator mentioned, "in basketball, such a game, such a score can turn around within minutes," I burst out laughing. But... unbelievably, he was right! In just one quarter, it was tied again. Some role player casually sunk six three-pointers in a row. Apparently, nothing exciting for the viewers anymore... The defenders seemed tired, almost lazy. I was so disappointed. What really left me speechless, though, was when a younger commentator was ecstatic about it, saying he was "finally" witnessing a great game! He then somewhat condescendingly remarked that "older viewers" prefer defensive battles. My conclusion: this poor, young generation of viewers today doesn't really know how exciting a basketball game can actually be. I no longer believe that anything will change there. The majority of young fans just seem to want to see a three-point contest for 48 minutes straight... What a pity...

@renziair

Ай бұрын

It's incredibly harder to defend today because of the spacing (an average player can spot-up a well contested 3pt shot and just deadeye hit them), and rules favoring offense make it even harder. Defenders did not decline, offense just evolved so fast that defense had not caught up with it.

My major issue with the logic: As players become better shooters over the years, the average three point percentage is about the same because that value equates the value of two and three point attempts. What changes is that more three pointers are taken and their average difficulty increases (longer shots, more of them while guarded).

@carltonbanks5470

10 ай бұрын

I think there are more 3 point specialists in the game now. You have a few players that take lots of difficult guarded 3s (Steph, Harden, Tatum, Luka, Dame, Mitchell, Levine, Trae, McCollum...9 players??). But you have plenty more that stand and wait for the corner 3. It's the opposite of back in the day when you had more players who could create their own like Gilbert Arenas, Iverson, or T-Mac.

@derekwaters8683

3 ай бұрын

Nope. It's all about the money, marketing, tv contracts and merch sales. It's very simple. Gradually devolve the game into a meaningless stylized caricature of itself and emphasize everything that used to be frowned upon and considered despicable and unsportsmanlike. This attracts more casual viewers who, on average, know/care less about the game thus more $$$. If by the off chance you convert a portion of these casual viewers into regular consOOmers of the sport, you've now convinced them that the sport is really about handles, swag and empty stats. The longer this goes on, the larger percentage of the fanbase becomes saturated and disconnected with how the game was meant to be played.

@vivsavagex

3 ай бұрын

baskets were originally worth 1 point. and there was no dunking...so who exactly told you how the game was "meant" to be played. and shooting 3s is "unsportsmanlike"? Lol how high are u?@@derekwaters8683

@danitho

3 ай бұрын

​@@derekwaters8683 They way it was meant to be played isn't as straightforward as it might seem. James Naismith invented the game in 1891 and it only had 13 rules. But overtime, things change. This happens to everything. No matter the catalyst, basketball was always going to forever evolve. It even makes logical sense that 3 pointers would, logically, become popular regardless of monetary gain. It's worth the most amount of points. Human nature inclines us towards the greatest gain.

@marilyncuaron3222

3 ай бұрын

The numbers don't lie, folks. I found the Warrior's era almost too boring to watch. Denver, however, played real basketball; they passed the ball, everyone had a chance to score, and the superstar went with the best chance for a bucket from his team. That's why the Nuggets and Jokic are world champions. .

Jimmy this might be your best work. There’s no other NBA youtuber that leaves me more interested, more mindblown, and more in love with the sport. Seriously man, no one does it better. Incredible work!

@MOHAMMAD66

2 жыл бұрын

Relax bro.

@amkatz222

2 жыл бұрын

Try Jaywarvz

@sebaldc.2681

2 жыл бұрын

The man that introduced the 2.5 pointer....

@ChikoTheOGDog

2 жыл бұрын

@@MOHAMMAD66 Ngl, what he said was actually pretty much an understatement lol.

@achyiron

2 жыл бұрын

True

Honestly, I think one of the biggest unspoken changes of shooting so many 3s is the offensive rebounding potential. As every coach ever has said "long shots make long rebounds". As much as you can box out, the rebound off a 3 goes quite far, and if a team is not shooting well they NEED to hustle for these boards. The Warriors were able to win in games when they didn't shoot well because they hustled hard, but in this game they were not trying as hard for the boards and the Celtics were. Put simply: If you are not shooting well, everyone needs to hustle for ORebs because there is no easier offensive rebound then off of a 3.

@PurpleandGold615

2 жыл бұрын

Yep, this is why you see a lot of players take what looks like a really bad 3 point shot attempt when the reality is is that they got a guy already boxing out ready to hopefully grab a board if the shot doesnt drop.

@erikchristensen174

2 жыл бұрын

I'd bet that there's already some teams considering this. Some shooters' three are much harder to predict than others - FVV's misses seem to be hard for defences to predict and the Raptors wings did well on ORBs from them

@roastpotatoes100

2 жыл бұрын

This is the recipe for Memphis' success this season, Oreb were key

@mayeezy254

2 жыл бұрын

Looney was killing the Celtics in the offensive board but Kerr went small during that run.

@TXNIZ

2 жыл бұрын

Players don't even box out to begin with.

Today's basketball feels like there's two teams that go to separate courts and shoot threes at the same time. There are score keepers but each team doesn't know the other teams score. They finish at the same time and the score keepers get together and put each team's score side by side and you got your NBA result. Thank you

@kicksandagame5066

Жыл бұрын

Watch college ball it’s better

@angeurbain6129

Жыл бұрын

Something like that. The offfensive have too much priority in ths league.

@michalistheocharides9560

Жыл бұрын

@RMR Marbles Wow you are being awfully generous with the 5 point difference my kind friend. It usually looks like 146-119..

@michalistheocharides9560

Жыл бұрын

@Ange Urbain You know it reminds me a bit of 1991 when Paul Westhead was coaching the Nuggets and they were all about offence. He got so much shit from everyone, they were losing a lot of course but anyway.. If you ask me the problem is much deeper. It's about lost manhood.

@JJ_5289

Жыл бұрын

Well said. I think it makes a lot of games near unwatchable, but I don't believe the problem is the 3 point shot itself being overpowered. In my opinion it's a gradual shift of nba officiating to favor the offensive player by removing physical defense from the game. If you go back and watch a game from the 90s and early 2000s with great shooters like Reggie Miller or Ray Allen, those guys had to work very hard to get open. There was physical defense to deny them the ball and even more physical when they were trying to shoot. It made for a more entertaining game to see how physical it was. Now you can't breathe on a shooter. They reward floppers so much and shooters that kick their legs out. You can hardly contest the shot because refs will claim you didn't give the shooter enough room to land. It has never been easier to be a 3 point shooter because defenders don't have a fair chance

this is one of the best video breakdowns I've ever seen. Absolutely love it.

This dude Jimmy is just… WOW!! MUCH RESPECT

@brianmarsh7888

2 жыл бұрын

unexpected appearance in the comments but welcome hecker

@NoahJ730

2 жыл бұрын

Lol hecker watching basketball

@engineergaming7668

2 жыл бұрын

hecker

@keeIie

2 жыл бұрын

hecker a hooper?!

@spit4007

2 жыл бұрын

hecker going to the nba?

After rewatching this video multiple times, I've come to the conclusion that the biggest thing plaguing the watch-ability of today's game are fouls. Can you examine that for us Jimi?

@jonjuko8859

2 жыл бұрын

They foul less and shoot fewer free throws now than they ever have, its a myth that old heads and poor commentators push that skews peoples' perception of the game

@daus6282

2 жыл бұрын

Bill Burr already give his take on this and I kinda agree with him. He said it was because of the refs and the needs to make an exciting late 4th quarter (more or less). Can't hurt to have it analyzed statistically tho.

@One.Zero.One101

2 жыл бұрын

@@jonjuko8859 Wrong. There are so many phantom fouls today than there has ever been. How can you be a fan and not be annoyed by these calls? I've seen fouls where it wasn't even a graze, the defender literally didn't touch the offensive player at all. I feel like 70% of the time I look at the replay and I ask myself "WHERE IS THE FOUL? I LITERALLY DON'T SEE ANYTHING".

@jonjuko8859

2 жыл бұрын

@@One.Zero.One101 it’s a statistical fact I can link you the page with the year by year data if you need it. Phantom fouls and soft calls have always existed, go and watch a game from the 60’s you’ll find it nauseating the amount of stops there are. The commentators do a terrible job today, goes a long way into skewing peoples perception of the game

@alejandrobarquero1347

2 жыл бұрын

He has examined fouls in a previous video

I dont even watch basketball anymore. No defense and every game looks like a 3 point contest. Thats why they're losing viewers

@Leo-qe3gl

Ай бұрын

Are they really losing viewers?. Are there not still enough airheads who watch nba?

@danthemanbasktball

3 күн бұрын

What are you watching, the All Star game? Theres way more to basketball then that

I am not 100% supporting every point you make, but I fully appreciate the angles you fight hard to drill. Excellent video!

In a way that’s why Shaq was so dangerous. He was so threatening close to the basket that the Lakers used him to create incredibly devastating 3-pointers. Amazing how many overturns this video has.

@yannick245

2 ай бұрын

And don't forget about _"Haq-A-Shaq"!_ This man really changed the game.

@camillaquelladegliaggettiv4303

16 күн бұрын

As an aside, Bill Laimbeer made him go mad a week before retirement by playing outside of the paint in a way centers really didn't back then (Laimbeer had a killer 3 pointer, especially for a center in the 80s/90s)

Jimmy educates the nba community more than any news or sports reporting site/station

@jacobsvetich8735

2 жыл бұрын

Traditional media is awful, whether its politics or sports.

@coachlevon

2 жыл бұрын

FACTS FACTS ON FACTS

@unknown99494

2 жыл бұрын

nbs

@evangordon4672

2 жыл бұрын

I suggest u watch thinkingbasketball if u want to actually be educated, they actually understand the data they are using and presenting to people rather than just finding a bunch of slightly relevant numbers and putting them all together with no concept of proportion

@rolexus6407

2 жыл бұрын

@@evangordon4672 Exactly, there are other channels that are way more in depth and accurate. Jxmy is just about embellished narratives and using skewed stats. Entertaining to watch, but not really the most informative content

It made it a bit boring and less tough. I still miss Late 80s/90s basketball. That era was tougher than hockey is today.

Great video man. Very in depth shoutout to u bro

Kobe predicted this before he passed. Mentioned that he'd noticed the game seemed to change in cycles. That the three pointer was becoming the core of championship basketball, and that it's normalization would eventually result in a way to exploit 2pt opportunities further. His insight into the game was always so interesting.

@FediMayn

2 жыл бұрын

That makes sense. You can never just rely on 3 pointers

@solshields

2 жыл бұрын

Just make dunks worth 3 points as well

@Homer-OJ-Simpson

2 жыл бұрын

Kobe also predicted a helicopter would get him to his daughters game in less than an hour....

@beefyboi64

2 жыл бұрын

@joakim What is interesting to me is the comment about cycles. How the game goes from one method of optimization to another multiple times and ends up finding itself not far from where it was. It was cool to hear for a soft-brain like me. 😅

@beefyboi64

2 жыл бұрын

@@Homer-OJ-Simpson I'll give you credit for trying EXTRA hard to get some attention. Good boy! Do it again and I might give you a widdle kiss 🥺👉👈

I’d argue that the 24 second shot clock slightly edges out the 3 pointer in the biggest change to the sport of basketball - if for no other reason, because if that hadn’t been implemented, the NBA might’ve ultimately folded and the pace of the sport might have never accelerated in a manner that allowed other revolutionary changes (including the 3 pointer) to emerge.

Wow I’ve just been recently introduced to your content and I must say this is great work from beginning to end. Definitely gained a subscriber

Back when there was no 3 pointers. Whenever a team with a odd number points or scores was because of missed free throws. But teams when even numbers scores still had missed free throws too.

As a rockets fan, showing every 3 point miss from 2018 cut me deep. Thanks for making me relive that.

@Luke_Emia

2 жыл бұрын

And they were in the game…. Weren’t blown out…. Yea the 3 is a huge advantage especially shot in volume with a balanced mid range game…….

@col7004

2 жыл бұрын

we mainly lost that bc of refs and injuries so that in mind cuts even deeper 😭

@keithmadeit

2 жыл бұрын

Not a rockets fan but I wanted GSW to lose that series and I watched that game 7 in its entirety. Definitely a traumatic experience smh

@ashtonjack

2 жыл бұрын

@@Luke_Emia their inside game was on point though? You forgot that part

@MegaChallanger

2 жыл бұрын

@@keithmadeit i wanted the rockets to win. but then i was like you dumbasses missed 27 straight. maybe they didn't deserve to win

Honestly, the 3 point line levels the playing field in Basketball. Before, the game used to be a big man's game where height and size made such a big difference because majority of shots were scored inside the paint. The addition of the 3 point line makes shooting skill regardless of size and height very valuable. You can be short but still make a valuable impact as long as you practice how to shoot the ball.

@heylol3400

2 жыл бұрын

Bro you haven't even watched the video yet.

@dreamchaser1419

2 жыл бұрын

Kobe or bird?

@crazygamingyt7245

2 жыл бұрын

@@heylol3400 so? Lol

@srfae

2 жыл бұрын

@Don't Read My Profile Photo ok

@cpt33

2 жыл бұрын

Bro he mentioned that y’all be slow asf and always miss the point. Watch the damn video before you make a judgment

Nice video. An alternative to making the long shot worth 2.5 points is to make shots outside the arc worth 4 points and shots inside the arc worth 3 points. This is still a nerf to the long shot, but a lesser nerf. Something left out of the video is what to do about free throws. In the system I described, you could keep the free throw at 1 point, and then attempts would go up on fouls. This would change the strategy on fouling (somehow).

@tien90802

11 ай бұрын

It'd also change all the stats. LeBron breaking Kareem's scoring record now won't matter

@morgenweathers4320

5 ай бұрын

@@tien90802agree also why NBA won’t change point value bc the same problem still exhists with the 2.5 point idea

Bravo! It's good to see creators using numbers and facts and doing research.

I think what this shows is we’ve been through the “3 Point Era” and we’ll get a team soon that will bring something equivalent to Ajax’s total football. Achieving a perfect balance where the aim will be to increase point per shot as high as possible.

@just3nzo267

2 жыл бұрын

Oi that ajax comparison in peng on tho ngl

@Worm739

2 жыл бұрын

Ajax 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@dajay2k

2 жыл бұрын

@@Worm739 y u laugh

@JorgenKremer

2 жыл бұрын

@@dajay2k He is probably a Feyenoord or PSV supporter.

@JimboCruntz

2 жыл бұрын

@@JorgenKremer either that or they don’t know football history 😂.

I think the one thing that impacted the NBA more than the 3 point shot was adding in the shot clock.

@roseroselyne9045

Жыл бұрын

@@peteMickeal33 how to defend when the sports take away defense foo

@randommf3549

Жыл бұрын

W

@kdub3288

Жыл бұрын

@@roseroselyne9045 very valid statement. Defenders can’t even creep up into shooters “landing zone”. All they could do is do a side sweep jump and hope they block it or don’t get fakeoutted or simply stand in one spot without moving. It’s a shooters league now.

@sammadison1172

Жыл бұрын

Exactly. The game was boring. That's why we need a new limit!. The 3 pt shot limit! Obviously you can still shoot from anywhere after the limit, but they only count as 2's. 25 feels right, I wouldn't set it too low. (you could base it on Pace of play from previous season) There would be a lot of strategy around this, saving 3's for the 4th and pounding it inside.. more importantly I think you'd get distinct team roles reintroduced and roster construction and team chemistry would be more interesting. Do it!.

@sammadison1172

Жыл бұрын

@@kdub3288 3 pt shooters can't be breathed on, but a post guy can get his arm taken off after getting body checked 3 times, dunking and no foul. Yeah, the rules are very imbalanced.

3 pointers arent the problem, its the rules regarding defense that need to be updated

Master class video by the way. Such a good analysis

I know it’s left field, but I would love to see you break down the efficiency of teams winning after CHOOSING to call a timeout for a last second play vs letting the team play it out. Mike Breen’s call on Curry’s famous shot against the thunder started it off for me; “they have a timeout, decide not to use it…” My confirmation bias keeps affirming that not using a timeout yields better results, but I want some jxmy stat graphs to paint the picture. No idea how to efficiently get this info though.

@WalterFlanagin

2 жыл бұрын

As a college basketball fan I’ve watched my team lose so many games because we didn’t call a timeout and we got a horrible shot so i’d like to see that video too

@shawna4309

2 жыл бұрын

Great concept. Jxmy could take that and add his own flair to it, and that would make an awesome video

@TheAndrewc5120

2 жыл бұрын

timeouts in important situations have always been about utilization of the team's momentum. where's the defense? if they're lagging, tired, or not in position for the play developing on the field, eh, just go for it. if they're crisp, and right on-BZZT timeout, let's figure this out. it's kind of like the 3pt shot, self balancing. your confirmation bias is almost assuredly correlated to the momentum on the floor.

@shemartheflame

2 жыл бұрын

Celtics vs Nets game 1 as well

@peachmills1088

2 жыл бұрын

This!

I just love how he shows the graphs and explains with it , just a beautiful way to educate. Thanks jxmy

@JxmyHighroller

2 жыл бұрын

Much appreciated! 🙌🏽

@Jmez.

2 жыл бұрын

@@JxmyHighroller ratio

@chiefvolley

2 жыл бұрын

@@Jmez. L

@yougotbaited3928

2 жыл бұрын

@@Jmez. counter-ratio+🫃🏿

@vcarter86

2 жыл бұрын

@@JxmyHighroller 1. Your graph at the end of your video is wrong (the adjusted 3pointer into 2.5point) because you didnt take into account that if it were worth only 2.5 points players wouldnt take it so much (less attempts) the defense are not as much forced to defend vs it. So that closes up spaces inside the 3 point line which leads more contested shots there aswell . As a result 2pointers wouldnt be as effective either as the current graph shows. And obviously the 2.5 point have been taken by only elite shooters because it would worth less so that means its efficiency graph would look like so much different. So comparing that like you did is inaccurate. But that doesnt mean you are not right i am just saying the gap isnt as wide as the graph shows. 2. There is another thing which should take into account the variance of the 3 pointers. I think that is not good at any team and not good from point of view of entertainment either for the fans because i think there are less close games todays. I think the 2.5point solution is lame i dont agree with that. But limiting the 3 point attempts (max 25) would be a good solution as a result only those players would shot 3s who are really good at it which would lead to less variance and more close games.

What is kind of odd is that the team the leads the league in 3 point attempts per game hasn't won the NBA championship since 1995. In fact, only four teams that have lead the league in 3 point attempts during the regular season have even reached the NBA Finals (going back to 1990). And 3 of those 4 occurrences happened in consecutive seasons (93, 94, and 95).

@Outwardpd

Жыл бұрын

One thing you also have to consider is that a team will likely shift to 3 pointers to try and claw back from a defeat artificially inflating their 3PAs. Garbage time minutes are also quite infamous for people chucking 3s in a bid for 'well if we just happen to go crazy with 3s that'd be great otherwise it doesn't matter'. It also doesn't help as someone else mentioned that a lot of 2 pointers are taken with the expectation of drawing a foul these days. Like, a lot. There would need to be a tons of stats and parameters compiled. But honestly I think it is impossible to draw a conclusion when half the game can't even be played properly with the insane rules basically making defense insanely difficult to pull off.

The shot clock is the greatest basketball innovation.

My NBA knowledge has gone up dramatically since I started watching this channel, thank you Jxmy! If somebody knows the songs at 12:45 and 15:16 please let me know, you can be my girlfriend on runescape.

@vibrationalcurrency

2 жыл бұрын

😂😂 same

@Jhaymz.

2 жыл бұрын

Damn soup , whatcha doing here ?

@forgivezharion6989

2 жыл бұрын

Ratio + yb better + nobody cares + this u 🤓🤓👶🏽👨🏼‍💻👨🏼‍💻

@Wil_R

2 жыл бұрын

Osrs and Nba, perfectly balanced as all things should be

@jamesgallen3989

2 жыл бұрын

Threes are good if you're making them not when you're shooting 11 out of 62

Dude I LOVE the amount of research you put into these videos. It's mind boggling how you can present so much data into easy to understand presentations. You are the Michael Jordan of sports commentary.

@mixedpleasure4324

2 жыл бұрын

Facts

@clyvelawrence8820

2 жыл бұрын

Flawed analysis tho

@sniperrrlol

2 жыл бұрын

@@clyvelawrence8820 how

@mazinggaming6703

2 жыл бұрын

@@clyvelawrence8820 flawed comment

@vcarter86

2 жыл бұрын

@JxmyHighroller 1. Your graph at the end of your video is wrong (the adjusted 3pointer into 2.5point) because you didnt take into account that if it were worth only 2.5 points players wouldnt take it so much (less attempts) the defense are not as much forced to defend vs it. So that closes up spaces inside the 3 point line which leads more contested shots there aswell . As a result 2pointers wouldnt be as effective either as the current graph shows. And obviously the 2.5 point have been taken by only elite shooters because it would worth less so that means its efficiency graph would look like so much different. So comparing that like you did is inaccurate. But that doesnt mean you are not right i am just saying the gap isnt as wide as the graph shows. 2. There is another thing which should take into account the variance of the 3 pointers. I think that is not good at any team and not good from point of view of entertainment either for the fans because i think there are less close games todays. I think the 2.5point solution is lame i dont agree with that. But limiting the 3 point attempts (max 25) would be a good solution as a result only those players would shot 3s who are really good at it which would lead to less variance and more close games.

Man I don’t even watch basketball, but this video was extremely entertaining! Kudos

I think there could be an argument that both the location and the value of a three pointer will tend towards balanced within a reasonable range given enough time. I suspect that the three seasons it was a shorter distance could have been a temporary trend of it being overvalued, it just needed more time to settle. If it was changed today I would expect it to settle faster given the amount of money in basketball and hence the amount of analytics a team uses. If you push the three pointer further out (within reason) fewer players take the shot and guarding at the line is decreased a little resulting in a shooting percentage that doesn't decrease too much. Move it closer and the opposite, more players (including less proficient ones) take the shot and teams are forced to guard at the shorter distance more tightly. So increasing the range would decrease scoring overall (fewer 3s but a similar percentage, I assume still slightly decreased, while teams focus more on guarding the interior making 2s more difficult) while decreasing the range would increase scoring overall (more 3s are taken and at a slightly increased percentage, less than what you would expect given current shooting percentages at that distance, and the interior is even more open and harder to guard due to the need to shut down 3s making 2s easier. The points per "3-pointer" I suspect would work similarly. Decrease it to 2.5? Fewer shots from range, mostly the elite range shooters still taking them, so a higher percentage are made and the interior is guarded more heavily as a range shot is less valuable. This would cause an overall decrease in scoring. Increase it to 3.5 or 4? More shooters, including less proficient ones, take the shot and teams are forced to guard it more tightly so the percentage decreases slightly. Meanwhile the need to guard it to tightly increases causing a less guarded interior and increasing the value of inside shots. So scoring as a whole increases. I would anticipate that the game would vary to accommodate the change and the focus on analytics would cause these changes to happen more quickly than in the past. Any shift in this way would alter the actual gameplay and tendencies, but would likely affect the relative value of interior and range shots by less. It kind of sits at a rough equilibrium where they are going to be somewhat consistent in value. If a team can get more value out of one they will focus on that more forcing the defense to adapt, leave different openings, and drive the values closer together again. Now, obviously if you make a range shot worth 20 points or move the line to 10 feet or 40 feet this won't work. Both values need to be at a "reasonable" point where they aren't too ridiculous that they make it either completely impossible or a no brainer. But if you increase/decrease the value/range slightly in either direction, I would theorize it would tend back to balanced. Faster than it did in the 90s because they simply didn't rely on the same analytics focused system teams do today

Jimmy you’re a master storyteller. The way you reveal the information is extremely well done. Everything else is 10/10 like video editing, your voice quality, the little moments you pause the music and just laugh for effect… but your flow of information is incredible. Love your vids. Also does anyone know what song plays around 9 minutes? Absolutely beautiful.

So interesting! When talking about value of the shot, we also need to factor in on other thing. The difference in the offensive rebound likelihood for 2-pointers and 3-pointers. This also slightly reduces the value of the 3-pointer.

@andrewbomkamp3708

2 жыл бұрын

Wouldn't you be more likely to get an offensive rebound on a 3 because it's bouncing off harder? The defense is gonna be closer to the basket.

@nnnp634

2 жыл бұрын

@@andrewbomkamp3708 I think what he says is the following. If you shoot 4/12 for 3 you will have the same number of points on the same number of shots as 6/12 for 2. However you'll have more misses and therefore more opportunities for your opponent to score against you, therefore 6/12 for 2 is better than 4/12 for 3.

@thechannel1098

2 жыл бұрын

Romans 10:9 because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

@futuristiclettuce

2 жыл бұрын

@@andrewbomkamp3708 If a 2 point shot occurs at or near the rim, the chance of rebounding your own missed shot is a lot higher than chucking up 3s. Big men especially, since you sometimes see them miss 2, 3 or 4 consecutive put backs before finally scoring.

@alecbader7433

2 жыл бұрын

@@nnnp634 Your opponents are guaranteed to get the ball back after you make a shot, but not after you miss.

Great video, really enjoyed the history, charts, and production values. My one issue is with the analysis of the 2.5 pt shot. We plot the exact same 3pt value line less a 1/6th while leaving the 2 pt line unchanged. This contradicts your main thesis, which is that the 3 pt shot has found equilibrium in terms of balance with 2 pointers. What reason do we have to believe that the efficiency of the 2 would remain as high if the value beyond the arc drops and, presumably, the urgency to defend it does as well?

The three pointer is 100% valid. Half points do not make any sense and three pointers add another dimension to the game. Its completely fair and players like Steph, Klay, Ray Allen, etc built their legendary careers off of it

"No idea why the league took so long to figure out", This really does show you that you have to give props to Steph Curry and to a slightly lesser degree Klay Thompson. Steph basically showed as a single individual that it can work if your good enough, Klay with Steph showed it was good enough for a team to be doing it.

@user-bx8vr9jq7v

2 жыл бұрын

lol my god bro get off your knees

@c.e.7165

2 жыл бұрын

Actually the importance of 3-point shot and how it could open the space up was discovered before Curry. A good example is 2009 Orlando: 4 shooters + big man. But GSW made it crystal clear to everyone, you’re right about that.

@Dat.BoyJay

2 жыл бұрын

@@user-bx8vr9jq7v What was the the point of this dumb irrelevant comment? He’s just pointing out how good two players are at shooting, everyone knows this….

@user-bx8vr9jq7v

2 жыл бұрын

@@Dat.BoyJay warrior fans are just clowns. steph didn’t figure out anything he just had a green light. they didnt single handedly change the league. get off your knees. the step back shot changed the game more

@kolby2

2 жыл бұрын

@@user-bx8vr9jq7v Celtics tan huh? You can’t say steph didn’t change the game lmao

I think as more teams adapt to shoot 3 points, defenses are also adapting getting better at covering the 3 points so its balancing itself.

@whitemagicsponge7190

2 жыл бұрын

Depends, but it is not physically possible to cover all that space so not really, but to some degree

@DaveOh

2 жыл бұрын

Ye it’ll balance out a bit

@Albert_Sarpong

2 жыл бұрын

It’s hard to cover that much ground in multiple possessions. Rotations are where you can try to make up the percentages but it’s never going to be 100%

@user-gc3qj7md8c

2 жыл бұрын

No it’s not balancing itself at all. 3 point shots are up 40% from 8 years ago. It’s awful for the sport.

@nolabets3130

2 жыл бұрын

lol yeah does it feel like it's balancing out 🤣🤣🤣 cos I'll tell you right now basketball is absolutely the most boring sport to watch in America right now

Bro is a basketball nerd I love it keep up the W uploads man

Beautiful video. I`m not a basketball follower, but this was well paced, rich in history and facts and enjoyable to watch

Warriors win off threes- “the three pointer is the greatest shot in the game” Warriors lose bc of threes- “are three pointers really worth too much?”

@rickjames6056

2 жыл бұрын

Spot on!

@kingaye372

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! People have been saying the three point shot has been ruining the game for years, but just cuz the warriors got beat at their own game they now want to talk about is the three point shot ruining the game of basketball gtfoh

@abhikrajan8904

2 жыл бұрын

@@kingaye372 who is they?

@uqutz

2 жыл бұрын

warriors fanboys smh

@treehouseproductions6141

2 жыл бұрын

I know I feel like people are gonna hate the Celtics if they keep shooting good from the 3

Remember when people would talk about the NBA adding a 4 point line? Imagine how boring basketball would become. Thanks Adam Silver

@Kn1ght_Shade17

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe the half court line could be worth 4 points? That could be interesting. It wouldn't change the appearance of the court with ugly extra linework and its not really a shot, but a heave. Could be cool for buzzer beaters, especially considering how rarely they go in.

@Jollofmuncher2000

2 жыл бұрын

@@Kn1ght_Shade17 we're going to get a half court curry if 4 points shots exists

@TJ_Reactz

2 жыл бұрын

@@Kn1ght_Shade17 but then players will practice at half court more and it will become a lot. More common

@mycrazylife408

2 жыл бұрын

@@TJ_Reactz no because they already practice a lot at the 3 and this video proves they don’t make 3’s any more than they did in 2002

@strikercurry339

2 жыл бұрын

Imagine they put it somewhere in front of the half court and three point line and dudes start making 5 point plays off of fouls🤦🏾‍♂️

This is really fascinating. Have you done a similar analysis of FIBA where the 3 point line is closer: 6.75 meters (22.1 feet) at the radius. Even back in the early 2000s when I saw Olympic play you could see how the other teams shot way more 3s than the NBA did at the time. In many ways, partially because of increased international talent perhaps the modern NBA is much closer to the FIBA style. It would be interesting to compare the two (NBA court vs FIBA court). Thanks for this video!

It's tripping me out how similar your artist playlist is to mine lol. love it

Well it definitely ruined street ball. You can be up by one, open for a layup under the goal but someone decides to shoot a three instead of passing when your team need only one point, miss the shot and lose the game. This happened to me while hitting a majority of the points in the post. Damn youngins!

@harveyhouk775

Жыл бұрын

everyone wants to be hitting the game winning shot instead of being on the team that makes the game winning shot if that makes any sense. I personally rather win and get onto the next game lol

@DeShawn1979

Жыл бұрын

@@harveyhouk775 you’re right about. Winning means more play or exercise for my old age! Lol

@Christoff070

Жыл бұрын

Exactly my dude. And for me at it's heart, bball is still street ball. For fans who watch; what would they rather see; teams throwing up threes, or teams going for athletic dunks and layups

@JonHop1

Жыл бұрын

@@Christoff070 The ratings speak for themselves. We would rather see a physical game in the paint with teams picking their spots all around the court for the highest percentage look, rather than hucking up 3's all game at a 30% success rate.. Yeah, Im sure the analytics will show 3's may be more "efficient", but the NBA is an entertainment product. If there was no fans, they wouldnt be playing now would they. The fans are just as important, if not moreso, than the players. Look at the WNBA. They need to be subsidized by the NBA and cannot even afford to pay their players or pay stadium fees. Thee NBA needs to pay it for them.. Well the NBA is heading in that direction with its current ratings. THe regular season is also becoming more and more meaningless, which is another huge red flag.

@Christoff070

Жыл бұрын

@@JonHop1 100%

While I agree that the shot is pretty balanced, the fact remains that there were way too many BORING games this postseason. Teams shooting 10-50 from three and losing within the first half seemed like a regular occurrence.

@joshdorrance8821

2 жыл бұрын

The problem is team don't stop shooting when they are missing. It would be like a NFL team continuing to throw after multiple 3rd down incompletions, at some point you gotta run the ball/drive to the lane.

@rzsz491

2 жыл бұрын

Id say thats a failure from the team to adjust

@dswtgs3162

2 жыл бұрын

yeah, sometimes it just feels like the lottery, whoever is on a good day and hits threes at the beginning takes over the game

@vcarter86

2 жыл бұрын

@JxmyHighroller 1. Your graph at the end of your video is wrong (the adjusted 3pointer into 2.5point) because you didnt take into account that if it were worth only 2.5 points players wouldnt take it so much (less attempts) the defense are not as much forced to defend vs it. So that closes up spaces inside the 3 point line which leads more contested shots there aswell . As a result 2pointers wouldnt be as effective either as the current graph shows. And obviously the 2.5 point have been taken by only elite shooters because it would worth less so that means its efficiency graph would look like so much different. So comparing that like you did is inaccurate. But that doesnt mean you are not right i am just saying the gap isnt as wide as the graph shows. 2. There is another thing which should take into account the variance of the 3 pointers. I think that is not good at any team and not good from point of view of entertainment either for the fans because i think there are less close games todays. I think the 2.5point solution is lame i dont agree with that. But limiting the 3 point attempts (max 25) would be a good solution as a result only those players would shot 3s who are really good at it which would lead to less variance and more close games.

@ndg5816

2 жыл бұрын

​@@vcarter86 Great comment. I knew something wss off with his last graph but i couldn't figure out what

Not even a basketball fan but this video is so interesting . Well done

6:40 Michael Phelps did the same with the butterfly kick and Olympic swimming.

If we were ever to actually need to “nerf” the 3-pointer I think the most realistic option is making it farther away

@helsinki

2 жыл бұрын

'Makes no difference to me' - Steph...probably

@pgawhite

2 жыл бұрын

@@helsinki The downside of this is that once the defense extends to defend the 3, you'd have a massive runway for guys to get to the rim. Pace and space would end up creating tons of dunks and mid-air collisions

@jakobdeleon1214

2 жыл бұрын

i think right now the game is in a good place, there’s a good mix of athletic plays at the rim, three point snipers, and a sprinkle of mid range assassins

@tiasayka3867

2 жыл бұрын

@@jakobdeleon1214 yeah but people want dunks only 🥴 I don't get it

@andrewschneider2456

2 жыл бұрын

That requires a bigger court cause the sides of the line would have to extend farther.. and if not, the significant shortness of the corners would be the only threes taken

Around the 10:00 mark when you're talking about the 'only slight increase in 3P% over time' you need to take into account that the 3PT shot has been defended much more closely in the last 2 decades than it ever was when it was first introduced, which will of course alter the % of makes. The fact that it has risen so dramatically, despite being defended harder is a huge achievement and indicative of how good shooters are these days and in recent years.

@joshdorrance8821

2 жыл бұрын

The whole standard of shooting has went up, Steph Curry is more efficient from 3 than Allen Iverson from the the entire field. The problem is when players don't adapt, settle for 3s and keep shooting when cold.

@vcarter86

2 жыл бұрын

@JxmyHighroller 1. Your graph at the end of your video is wrong (the adjusted 3pointer into 2.5point) because you didnt take into account that if it were worth only 2.5 points players wouldnt take it so much (less attempts) the defense are not as much forced to defend vs it. So that closes up spaces inside the 3 point line which leads more contested shots there aswell . As a result 2pointers wouldnt be as effective either as the current graph shows. And obviously the 2.5 point have been taken by only elite shooters because it would worth less so that means its efficiency graph would look like so much different. So comparing that like you did is inaccurate. But that doesnt mean you are not right i am just saying the gap isnt as wide as the graph shows. 2. There is another thing which should take into account the variance of the 3 pointers. I think that is not good at any team and not good from point of view of entertainment either for the fans because i think there are less close games todays. I think the 2.5point solution is lame i dont agree with that. But limiting the 3 point attempts (max 25) would be a good solution as a result only those players would shot 3s who are really good at it which would lead to less variance and more close games.

@amos9804

2 жыл бұрын

Yup that was a huge oversight that completely describes the issue with today's game.

@vladirackpubama6785

2 жыл бұрын

Yes I wanted to say that, too. What a stupid point.

@LynxStarAuto

2 жыл бұрын

Not only that, but that statistic doesn't take into account the success of teams that are elite at shooting the 3 ball. Like a GSW for example, or like we literally saw Dallas do "survive" by shooting 3's. Limiting attempts could be interesting, but I think extending the line, and removing the corner 3 will make the 3 pt shot much harder and achieve balance.

One thing though is games are often decided by who is hot on threes, meaning if one team is hot on 3’s in a night then it’s very hard for the other team to win against it, and if they have a terrible night on 3’s it’s very hard for that team to make up for it with 2’s. These ups and downs could cause many more games being dictated by 3’s than the collective data would suggest. The points per possession teams have on one night compared to another night probably swings a lot more with the addition of the 3 I would think. But, i haven’t researched the numbers on this, and also I don’t care. It’s entertaining anyway, and there’s definitely more to it than just this, such as how the two point shot opens up the 3 and vice versa.

Praise be upon you JxmyHighroller.....you don't speak.....you PREACH

Gotta say man, your videos are so amazing. You got me back into basketball a few years back, and I really appreciate that. Keep up the amazing work man, good to see genuinely good content creators like you thriving!

@bandupzay

2 жыл бұрын

Video of lebron saying he hate Russ what’s going on🤦🏾‍♂️ kzread.info/dash/bejne/gI5tqcawfq2vm5c.html real video

@Puttsters

2 жыл бұрын

@@knowsomething9384 yeah tts doesn't really do a good job of detecting that, I didn't even notice the first time. Easy fix, but you don't gotta be an as I know damn well you make errors too homie. 🤣

@Swervy2K

2 жыл бұрын

@@Puttsters don't mind him, this aint school

@vcarter86

2 жыл бұрын

Jxmy Highroller 1. Your graph at the end of your video is wrong (the adjusted 3pointer into 2.5point) because you didnt take into account that if it were worth only 2.5 points players wouldnt take it so much (less attempts) the defense are not as much forced to defend vs it. So that closes up spaces inside the 3 point line which leads more contested shots there aswell . As a result 2pointers wouldnt be as effective either as the current graph shows. And obviously the 2.5 point have been taken by only elite shooters because it would worth less so that means its efficiency graph would look like so much different. So comparing that like you did is inaccurate. But that doesnt mean you are not right i am just saying the gap isnt as wide as the graph shows. 2. There is another thing which should take into account the variance of the 3 pointers. I think that is not good at any team and not good from point of view of entertainment either for the fans because i think there are less close games todays. I think the 2.5point solution is lame i dont agree with that. But limiting the 3 point attempts (max 25) would be a good solution as a result only those players would shot 3s who are really good at it which would lead to less variance and more close games.

I think the argument “one team out classed the other team, but they just hit their threes” is kinda silly because perimeter defense is a thing. Teams can literally just train the team to shoot better and defend better. It’s literally just teams that can’t shoot threes/ can defend them. I understand the argument against them, it’s just not a good one.

@matthewsum1752

2 жыл бұрын

fax what i was thinking too

@juno.1

2 жыл бұрын

i was thought it was a weak argument too.

@sugarblue7571

2 жыл бұрын

one thing both you and the video forgot to consider: if both average shot values are going up, that means that basketball is disproportionally favoring offense over defense. It's not that the 3-pointer is significantly better than the 2-pointer, it's that by having so many lanes of attack by moving the defending box farther from the paint, otherwise great defensive teams get snubbed. the motive is to even out the advantages of offense and defense so that both ends have equal action, NOT to stifle one form of offense

@JackassHill

2 жыл бұрын

At the same time though, they changed the rules because pussies complained about George Mikan, Wilt Chamberlain, Shaquille O'Neal, and the Detroit Pistons.

@pat22nasty

2 жыл бұрын

Precisely

I don’t even watch basketball but I’m subbing because of how well this video was made

It’s really interesting to come back to this video after watching the Nuggets win the chip. Joker dismantled teams in the playoffs and now we are seeing teams pick up more big men to defend the post. The Celtics for example got rid of Smart for Dingus Pingus. A good big man in the post is just lethal, but it had to evolve, and Joker kinda proved that and now teams are going to look to play around it.

The Celtics stole Game 1 by the 3 pointer, and they barely got to the Finals by a missed 3 pointer. It's a fascinating phenomenon.

@pickleman40

2 жыл бұрын

They won with defense/ warriors not scoring at all in the 4th

@ameerdahbour8794

2 жыл бұрын

@@pickleman40 also had to do with Derrick White and Al Horford making dumb amounts of 3s

@bandupzay

2 жыл бұрын

Video of lebron saying he hate Russ what’s going on🤦🏾‍♂️ kzread.info/dash/bejne/gI5tqcawfq2vm5c.html real video

@ayoaye2276

2 жыл бұрын

they splashed all over the splash bros in their backyard

@_axron_9152

2 жыл бұрын

@@pickleman40 true but, going basically 100% from three in the fourth made it pretty much impossible for the warriors to win that game.

In a way some teams overvalue the 3 (ex: keep shooting 3's even when they keep missing) but at the same time this is the evolution of the game. This is the same way the shot clock revolutionized the game. The same way the 3 point line did. The same way MJ revolutionized the game. The game is continuously evolving. Doesn't mean the strategy is foolproof. No strategy is perfect. I'd hesitate to say it's ruining basketball. Blame the coaches for that. Unless you're a team like the Warriors - don't rely on 3 point shooting.

@GasGotti

2 жыл бұрын

Beautifully said 👏

@Chronz

2 жыл бұрын

They'll lose if they don't. That's the point of why 3s suck

@beankobe8205

2 жыл бұрын

this a weird won especially after the gsw celtics game,gsw being the best 3 point shooting team in nba history, lost cuz al harford brought his team back in the 4 th with his three….that’s balance …celtics was literally losing all game then came back with a three… not saying jimmer wrong but bad timing …when the warriors were unbeatable mayb when this vid was needed

@svenjorgensenn8418

2 жыл бұрын

MJ retired because of the new defensive rules.

@ashtonjack

2 жыл бұрын

@@beankobe8205 thats because the celtics are a very good inside team as well though, if they could only shoot threes the warriors would of never let al horford even shoot. But because they know jaylen brown and tatum can drive they are forced to guard that

That was great. I only have a passing interest in basketball, but that was super well researched and explained.

10:20 "It's almost as if the people who INTRODUCED the tree-point shot to the game of basketball knew EXACTLY where to put the three-point line." 10:27 shows where the three-point line was introduced. SHORTER THAN THE COLLEGE 3 OF TODAY 😂🤦‍♂️

Really interesting and balanced argumentative video. However I disagree on the last graph: If a 3 pointer had been worth only 2.5 points, the defence would have focused less on defending them, making it easier to shoot 3 pointers. This would result in a higher points per 3 point attempt.

@ARandomPerson--

2 жыл бұрын

You have a point. the drop in thee point value does seem a bit exaggerated. But at the end of the day, it would most likely still be worth less than a common 2 point shot. Honestly if a team shoot's better than another team, then OK they get more 3s. All the other team has gotta do is learn to shoot the three themselves to balance them. Why is that seen as such a huge problem? Their is no rule against teams learning/using the same moves as their opponents. BOTH teams are allowed to use 3s so if you think it's broken for one side, it will be EQUALLY as broken for the other side. How is something "broken" if both sides are allowed to do it? Unlike paint moves, which gets more broken the more physically dominant a player is, a three is a skill that anybody can learn, and the defense isn't gonna get injured from getting shot on like they would getting mowed over by a bigman drive. When wilt was babying everybody in the league, they didn't say anything about making a 2 point shot worth 1.5 points. It seem like there's just a hatred towards shooting being a good option, instead of it being something you do because your trapped.

@adamait1173

2 жыл бұрын

but 2.5 is less sexy, imagine a match finishing with a score like 99.5 - 102.5, i think its better like this, and after all we can always move back the line a little bit (except for corners) if players become too efficient from 24 feet

@erikmurphy3556

2 жыл бұрын

Not just this, but teams would naturally move toward only taking threes with the most efficient shooters in the most efficient situations. Things will always find some balance, so "is the 3 balanced?" isn't quite the right question. The question is: do you find whatever balance the game settles in enjoyable to watch? I think an interesting stat that I wish Jxmy had charted is what percentage of total points scored come from the 3-pointer. I'm not checking every season so these could be outliers, but THAT had a big change between 2002 and this year. 2001-02 featured 16% of points from 3s/65% from 2s/19% from FTs, whereas 21-22 was 34%/51%/15%. Going to 2.5 points beyond the arc would certainly reverse that trend. Another potentially fruitful line of research into this would be to track the correlation between different team stats and wins. Given the numbers above, I'd be willing to wager that 3-point accuracy is more important in whether a team is good or bad than it used to be. Ideally, you want no stat to be too highly correlated with winning, so that teams are using various styles and strategies.

@beanteam2217

2 жыл бұрын

Nah, it would be considered a worse shot than now.

@ThePrinceofallsayain

2 жыл бұрын

No it wouldn’t matter because nobodies calling it a 2.5 pointer

I knew all along that you loved Steph, great vid!

I would be interested in seeing a video that included the value of free throws into the comparison between 3-pts and 2-pts; because if the 1.03 to 0.96 per shot is enough to break the game then the 2 shots with a league average of 78.2%, being worth 1.56 pts per attempt would cause the entire sport to become obsolete.

@tien90802

11 ай бұрын

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Jimmy churned out content for us so on point even during the finals week love to see it. GOAT of Basketball KZread

@bandupzay

2 жыл бұрын

Video of lebron saying he hate Russ what’s going on🤦🏾‍♂️ kzread.info/dash/bejne/gI5tqcawfq2vm5c.html real video

@A_wavy242

2 жыл бұрын

@@bandupzay bruv😂😂😂

@walkerstandard2373

2 жыл бұрын

I never even liked basketball before - but the statistical-analysis-heavy angle he takes was enough to get me interested!

@vcarter86

2 жыл бұрын

Jxmy Highroller 1. Your graph at the end of your video is wrong (the adjusted 3pointer into 2.5point) because you didnt take into account that if it were worth only 2.5 points players wouldnt take it so much (less attempts) the defense are not as much forced to defend vs it. So that closes up spaces inside the 3 point line which leads more contested shots there aswell . As a result 2pointers wouldnt be as effective either as the current graph shows. And obviously the 2.5 point have been taken by only elite shooters because it would worth less so that means its efficiency graph would look like so much different. So comparing that like you did is inaccurate. But that doesnt mean you are not right i am just saying the gap isnt as wide as the graph shows. 2. There is another thing which should take into account the variance of the 3 pointers. I think that is not good at any team and not good from point of view of entertainment either for the fans because i think there are less close games todays. I think the 2.5point solution is lame i dont agree with that. But limiting the 3 point attempts (max 25) would be a good solution as a result only those players would shot 3s who are really good at it which would lead to less variance and more close games.

This proves how the golden state system is well designed. They have great 3 point shooters but they use it according to how the defense plays. if the defense pressures them outside they put the ball low inside for easy 2s, if they sag off, curry unleashes from deep. It's not about just heaving threes, it's about taking what the defense gives you.

@pohorex6834

Жыл бұрын

Having a strong perimeter game opens up the inside, the most basic principle in basketball

@Carlos.Rivera

Жыл бұрын

It have more 3pts attempts because the removed the hand check, otherwise it will never happen. Is like they removed that rule for more 3 pointers

@samleyton5316

Жыл бұрын

Ohhh boeeee,come on,like in modern nba do know what defense is...what a bunch of bs.i have seen games being throw away because the 3 point madness. Back on the day 3 point shooters were specialists, nowadays even centers are throwing bricks

@MrTheTomahawk

Жыл бұрын

@@Carlos.Rivera Yeah you gotta actually play defense instead of pushing someone into another defender

@realzeero8316

Жыл бұрын

I was about to say that, basket secret is unpredictability

NBA should make something about this as they have done before when players took advantage with a tricks, tactics or physical dominance. Because 3 points is really making basketball boring and taking out different players and styles from the equation. Maybe limitating the amount of shoots or time to make them, getting the zone bigger or something because it’s fucking BORING.

It is partially self balancing relationship, but I agree the line needed to end up in a spot that allowed for defense to still be able to strategically choose how to balance against both 2 and 3 pointers based upon their opponents.

My dude Jimmy, i have to bow to you. I watch a few other NBA KZreadrs, but your videos.... are a whole another level. The work you put into them is just mind blowing, from the research, to the editing, to the graphs and selected videos. The excitement i get when i see you post another video is undescribed. In the name of all NBA fans, thank you Jimmy, you the real MVP

@vcarter86

2 жыл бұрын

Jxmy Highroller 1. Your graph at the end of your video is wrong (the adjusted 3pointer into 2.5point) because you didnt take into account that if it were worth only 2.5 points players wouldnt take it so much (less attempts) the defense are not as much forced to defend vs it. So that closes up spaces inside the 3 point line which leads more contested shots there aswell . As a result 2pointers wouldnt be as effective either as the current graph shows. And obviously the 2.5 point have been taken by only elite shooters because it would worth less so that means its efficiency graph would look like so much different. So comparing that like you did is inaccurate. But that doesnt mean you are not right i am just saying the gap isnt as wide as the graph shows. 2. There is another thing which should take into account the variance of the 3 pointers. I think that is not good at any team and not good from point of view of entertainment either for the fans because i think there are less close games todays. I think the 2.5point solution is lame i dont agree with that. But limiting the 3 point attempts (max 25) would be a good solution as a result only those players would shot 3s who are really good at it which would lead to less variance and more close games.

It's important to remember that most players and definitely most coaches did not develop in a heavy 3pt era like this one. I think the league is still adapting to the new reality and a lot of these issues will resolve themselves in the future.

@febagi

2 жыл бұрын

Id say the "3pt focus" evolution is not complete. The kids that started playing while watching steph hit 3s like nothing have yet to come. Its probably gonna get worse

@febagi

2 жыл бұрын

Nba doesnt feel the same anymore, its completely different than the game I was taught and love. kinda bittersweet

@VinceLyle2161

2 жыл бұрын

It's a great point, and a good reason not to do away with the 3 pointer. It's been part of the game for 40 years. You don't throw something like that out just because players start excelling at it and coaches start game-planning with success for it.

@thechriscooper

2 жыл бұрын

@@febagi 3’s are gonna start be falling from beyond the arc consistently

@erikskelton6597

2 жыл бұрын

I'm a HS coach, I can assure you, every kid in HS and lower are chucking 3's. And even how shooting is taught, at younger levels now, takes into the reality of the 3. My 6'4, 250 lb 9th grade big man shoots a regular 33% 3pt now and it's helped his game develop more fully instead of just being an inside banger, he can catch, shoot, fake drive. Combined with a shot clock the 3 makes for more skilled players and better defenders.

As a kid in the 90's all I ever did was focus on 3 pointers when playing NBA jam, no jumpers and a handful of dunks. When EA resurrected NBA jam on the Wii I did the same with a rookie on the warriors roster named Stephen Curry. We know what happened a few years later....

simple solution. continue the arc and remove corner threes which are much easier to hit.

My emotions are all over the place with this video. I went in thinking *"The 3pt is perfect, you're insane."* Moments later like *"Omfg the 3pt is so broken it needs to be removed from the game!"* Ultimately finishing with *"The 3pt is a perfectly balanced, self governing mechanic."* I had no idea I was this impressionable, and my mind could be so easily changed over the course of 16 minutes. Ultimately this is why we should relegate our opinions on such topics to those that are educated. He claims that a 36% fg would break the game; like it did in the 90's, but when acknowledging that the fg percentage has gone from 33% to 36% now, it's somehow not broken? What's his formula to determine the metric, and what dictates fg attempts vs percentage? Either 36% is broken or it's not; more attempts shouldn't alter his opinion on tht topic. I think his perception of the data is skewed.

@GodzzzSon

2 жыл бұрын

That just means you can't think for yourself

@deedsofdecapitation7477

2 жыл бұрын

@@GodzzzSon Or that you're open to your mind being changed based on facts and good arguments and reasoning, rather than stubbornly sticking by whatever opinion you have. It depends.

@aioniansage6081

2 жыл бұрын

We need a "Four-Pointer."

@daus6282

2 жыл бұрын

What I got from this vid in relation to ur question, IMO, because of how the players and coaches react to that 3pt numbers (% etc.) now, defensively and offensively, with 33% to 36% now the shot value between 3pts and 2pts is still balanced, compared to the 90s with that 36% fg but the shot value gap was too big it was considered broken/imbalanced. CMIIW 😁

@owenmiller1402

2 жыл бұрын

the average 2pt% has increased to a point where it’s worth just as much on average as a 3pt shot attempt. 36% was broken in the 90s when most players shot around 45% from 2, however 36% works now because the average player shoots closer to 50% from 2. it’s about the ratio not necessarily the percentages.

When I was a kid and just starting on the game of Basketball; I used to have dreams of taking the rock to the basket through lots of contact, big men and finishing up with a layup or the very rare dunk. As a 5'11 player now in my 40s, I have developed my game for energy saving and less banging which has given me longevity. I have been playing every single day at 5:30 in the morning Monday to Sunday for the last 22 years (except for covid 😡). The evolution of the game has allowed me to continue to play and be an offensive threat via the 3 point shot. In fact my scoring average has gone up by 40% in the last coupe of years. Now in my 40's I still go to bed dreaming of basketball and in my dreams I am no longer driving through traffic as much but shooting 3's typically while using a screen. I eat, breath and live basketball and I have an almost romantic relationship with the game. I dread the day that I will have to hang up the shoes by it's laces for the last time and I know that content like this will allow me to reminiscence on those nostalgic days after I am forced to abandon that relationship. I love you basketball and I live these videos. Thanks Jimmy.

@slumpdpapiii8038

2 жыл бұрын

Get a girlfriend bro, trust me it sounds like it could change ya life!!!

@seanjohn9729

2 жыл бұрын

@@slumpdpapiii8038 very unnecessary comment.

@MrKeeyt-jm3ji

2 жыл бұрын

@@slumpdpapiii8038 says the virgin

@eisernfront8549

2 жыл бұрын

Right

@SkarKingg

2 жыл бұрын

My 8 year old son would wreck you on the court

That was so cool to understand ! Thanks ♥

I agree.. in the Eastern Conference Finals game 4 tonight, there were 77 3-pointers attempted and 26 were made. That’s 51 empty possessions that could have been a lot more exciting otherwise.

Hey Jimmy, just recently started playing your videos in my living room for my family. My grandparents and my dad absolutely ATE IT UP. EVERY. SECOND. You’re doing great things, all while making it palpable and easy to understand

When my father started playing basketball they were all taught to shoot underhand ('Granny-style') free-throws as at the time it had the highest percentage of success. Crazy how things change!

@TheGuyCalledX

Жыл бұрын

Shame how macho culture prevents this from still being the norm. The granny shot is simply superior in the absence of defenders. You get a more consistent shooting motion, a softer touch, and more backspin. Very few players wouldn't see marked improvement in their FT%, perhaps only the elite shooters not seeing much benefit. Rick Barry shot granny his entire career and had the 4th highest career FT%, behind only Price, Nash, and Steph.

@hansennoah1

Жыл бұрын

@@TheGuyCalledX man thats true i always liked the granny shot but my nobody ever respected it

@bhopirl4552

Жыл бұрын

Funny because I had a friend (female) who was horrible at basketball but was surprisingly efficient with the granny shot. Made a few of us cringe but we also got some letters from it while playing HORSE with her 😂

@willstaywinning

Жыл бұрын

@@TheGuyCalledX wilt chamberlain shot underhand too I believe. Shaq could’ve learned a thing or too

@professorb3744

Жыл бұрын

Haha! I’m a huge fan of the granny shot! More NBA players need to recognize!

David Stern got caught rigging the league on an epic scale and the smaller market teams realized that their only hope to avoid crooked referees sending Kobe or Lebron to the line 60 times a game in the playoffs was to chuck up 3 balls all day long. Stern killed the league one way and the solution to him killing the game killed it even worse.

The three point shot has ruind the game and it's destroying the record books. Players are moving up the all-time scoring list while way down on the field goals made list. They are getting more points while literally making less shots.

"The 3 pt shot never k*ll anyeone." Westbrook: "Hold my beer"

The way you break down historical statistics and explain them so clearly while keeping the audience engaged is a true gift. I'm sure it's backed by a tonne of hard work and effort too. Thank you so much, keep it going!

His face was like "what have I done..." 😂

I grew up an ABA fan, and the 3-point shot was an accessory - icing on the cake. It was perfect for boosting our league’s game, without smothering it. Loved the 3pter then!

3:10 Damn bruh, the last time my Knicks won a chip the three point line didn't even exist that's how long we have been losing for 💀😭