• The mid-range shot was not inefficient โ€” it was being used wrong

    The analytics revolution correctly identified that pull-up two-point jumpers from mid-range have lower expected value than threes or layups in isolation. That is true. But it incorrectly concluded that all mid-range is bad. The corner mid-range, the post mid-range, and the pull-up after established ISO โ€” completely different.

  • The analytics revolution correctly identified that pull-up two-point jumpers from mid-range have lower expected value than threes or layups in isolation. That is true. But it incorrectly concluded that all mid-range is bad. The corner mid-range, the post mid-range, and the pull-up after established ISO โ€” completely different.