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Interestingly, we have the top 3 point shooting percentage in the league and by a fair margin.
1. Detroit: 39.6%
2. Toronto: 38.9%
3. Miami: 38.7%
League Median: 35.5%

Pistons last year: 34.8% (23rd)

No team has shot as well from 3 as we are this year since the 2015-16 Golden State Warriors. Attempts per game is even similar (GSW: 31.6 to Pistons 31.4).

Who are our splash brothers?
T-9th: Snell: 45.0%
T-9th: Svi: 45%
22nd: Galloway: 42.5%
T-40th: Morris: 41%
42nd: Kennard: 40.8%

It's a big family.

What's amazing is that when you look at our roster many would actually think that spacing is a weakness for us (Drummond, Rose, Brown, Griffin to a lesser extent) but our no name scrubs have really stepped up (Galloway, Svi, Snell) and Kennard has finally been given a bit of a spotlight. If Griffin were shooting 36-37% from 3 like he was last year we would be even more ahead of everyone. I'll give Casey credit for this stat. Definitely an example of a coach getting the most out of his players.

This makes understanding why this team is so bad even more puzzling.

I'll just assume the defense is atrocious.

*shrug*

People here were claming that surrounding Drummond with shooters blah blah blah. 9-14 after 23 games of unsustainable hot shooting.

zeebneeb wrote:This makes understanding why this team is so bad even more puzzling.

I'll just assume the defense is atrocious.

*shrug*

High turnover team with terrible defense.

Damn, but yeah injuries killing chemistry to go with awful defense and high TOs has doomed us.

Too lazy to look, how does our 3 point shooting volume compare to the other teams higher on the list?

That's an important thing to consider too. 37% on high volume is better than 40% on considerably lower volume.

Snakebites wrote:Too lazy to look, how does our 3 point shooting volume compare to the other teams higher on the list?

We're 13th.

Can't get stops.

Make some trades before we revert to the mean.