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A closer look at the top 10 mid-range scorers in the league this season.

The explosion of the three-point shot in the last two decades has come at the expense of the midrange jumper, which analytics has shown to be an inefficient shot. But that won't be the case with this Phoenix Suns superteam. One thing that is clear though, they will be zigging while the rest of the NBA is zagging. They will be the exception to the rule. Their midrange game should be lightyears ahead of the rest of the league.

Mid range nba

Based on the commentary, you would think that the elite scorer getting to his spot and shooting from mid-range is a shot that is getting taken out of NBA shot profile. If you watch a game from the season, the first season for which we have detailed tracking stats available publicly, I think one of the main differences you will notice is how many more teams had guys spotting up or coming of screens just inside the three point line for catch-and-shoot jumpers. Now these catches almost always come behind the three point line. If we look at how shot frequencies by number of dribbles have changed in the tracking data era, this trend is clear. The shots that are disappearing are not the shots by guys creating for themselves and pulling up from mid-range. The shots that are disappearing are the spot-up jumpers from just inside the three point line, largely taken by bigs and low-usage wing players. Teams have realized that not just do they get a higher expected value on the individual shot when these players take a couple steps back and shoot from behind the three point line, but the additional spacing provided by the defenders needing to cover that extra few steps opens up the floor for everyone else. The mid-range shots that still have value are the shots by the elite high usage scorers, which is why the frequency of those shots has not changed much. Unless you wish for more players catching and shooting from 20 feet then you have nothing to worry about when it comes to the mid-range being devalued. Self-created mid-range shots by good shooters still have value, and will they always have value.

Part of the 3-point revolution is that young players entering the league are more focused on the three than they are the mid-range shot. Brian Martin, for NBA.

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A closer look at the top 10 mid-range scorers in the league this season. DeMar DeRozan has ranked in the top five in mid-range field goals made in eight of the past 10 seasons. The exponential growth of the 3-point shot at all levels of the game — NBA, college, high school, AAU — has had a significant side effect: the devaluation and essential disappearance of the mid-range game. That theory has left the mid-range — the area inside the 3-point line but outside the key — as the dead zone on the floor, the least efficient shot in the game, the lava in the basketball version of Floor is Lava. As the chart above indicates, the percentage of all field goal attempts from the mid-range has dropped from The curve has flattened over the past three seasons as some players and teams still see value in the mid-range shot. Topping the list in both mid-range field goals made 4. DeRozan has ranked in the top five in mid-range field goals made per game eight times in the past 10 seasons and never finished lower than 11 th. In his first season in Chicago, mid-range shots have accounted for

Mid range nba

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Just look at the numbers between the regular season and playoffs last year provided by Cleaning the Glass. But what does it mean? I'm from the school of thought that making midrange shots can actually be a good thing. Durant is shooting December 17, And if you can master what opposing defenses will give away, then you can thrive. Part of the 3-point revolution is that young players entering the league are more focused on the three than they are the mid-range shot. The explosion of the three-point shot in the last two decades has come at the expense of the midrange jumper, which analytics has shown to be an inefficient shot. Durant, new-look Suns will make music from midrange Douglas Clawson 6 min read. Dray unloads on 'tough guy' Williams in ironic rant Brad Botkin 3 min read. Watch Now:. DeMar DeRozan has ranked in the top five in mid-range field goals made in eight of the past 10 seasons. When there's suffocating defense at the end of the shot clock in the crunch, players who can create and make tough midrange shots are worth their weight in gold. The aforementioned Suns made the Finals after leading the NBA in midrange field goal percentage This is why we see shots at the rim go way down and all other two-point attempts go up in the postseason.

Evan Turner takes another mid-range jumper.

Toggle navigation Less Certainty, More Inquiry. His season stands as the only one in NBA history where a player is scoring 25 points per game with 55 percent shooting from the field and 90 percent from the line. Similar to DeRozan, the mid-range game has been a staple for Aldridge for years and for years he resisted trying to become the latest big man to move his game beyond the arc. The phrase "good defense, better offense" is usually reserved for a filthy fadeaway jumper made with a defender draped on the shooter. Among the players that have attempted at least 20 mid-range shots so far this season, Curry has the top mid-range field goal percentage at Teams have realized that not just do they get a higher expected value on the individual shot when these players take a couple steps back and shoot from behind the three point line, but the additional spacing provided by the defenders needing to cover that extra few steps opens up the floor for everyone else. He relented a few seasons ago and expanded his range, with 3-point shots accounting for And as more offenses started to stretch the floor and avoid the mid-range, defenses have had to adjust. Ranking top 25 players this season Brad Botkin 25 min read. The mid-range shots that still have value are the shots by the elite high usage scorers, which is why the frequency of those shots has not changed much. Unless you wish for more players catching and shooting from 20 feet then you have nothing to worry about when it comes to the mid-range being devalued. This is why we see shots at the rim go way down and all other two-point attempts go up in the postseason. Just look at the numbers between the regular season and playoffs last year provided by Cleaning the Glass. If we look at how shot frequencies by number of dribbles have changed in the tracking data era, this trend is clear.