AussieCeltic wrote:Lalouie wrote:AussieCeltic wrote:
Yeh crazy the team that is hot from 3 should shoot open 3’s. wild
dont be lame. have you not watched the first 2 games
give me a reason to shoot 3s when youre up by 30 and dont say "because theyre open". ALL 3s ARE OPEN because no one wants to foul a 3pt
shooter
the thought behind "live by the 3 die by the 3" is because its a streaky self imposed do or die shot. the idea behind running a shooter off the line is because you dont really want to foul him
Yes I watched those games just as I did this one. Celtics shot 25% from 3 in both of those games.
When you made the comment, it was in the 4th quarter just after Pritchard hit a 3. The Celtics were 1/1 in that quarter at that point and shooting over 50% from 3 as a team at that point. They finished 20/40.
I thought about 35 of the 40 threes today were good looks. Why would you turn down open looks when you’re shooting the ball well? Completely different to the first 2 games where they couldn’t hit them.
there is always a potential to shoot yourself in the foot with 3s at any given time
if you are ahead by 30 and for the rest of the game you shoot only twenty five 2s youll'll prolly get 25 sure pts and that doesn't include free throws. so the 30 pt lead in reality ends up being an impossible 55 point deficit for nky to ovrrcome in a little over one quarter left,,,,,and you didn't even breal a sweat.
in fact let LET NYK shoot themselves in the foot trying to mount a comeback. for every 3 they make at best, you still are countering with the better % 2 - that's a "1pt at a time" comeback on a 55point deficit
