BarryP wrote:
Yeeper wrote:
BarryP wrote:
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The 500 shot comment was silly.
No it isn't. You keep pointing out that Caitlin Clark's 3pt shooting percentage is, in some way, lacking (relative to other greats, I suppose).
Clark made 532 attempts and shot 37.8%. So why don't the women with better shooting percentage not also take 500 shots? The example I gave was the SC guard who shot 47% from three point range?
The answer is not because "FGs within the arc are still a much higher percentage." Te-Hina scored 1.4 points per 3 point shot. The rest of her team scored 1.06 points per shot.
So why not just let her shoot more? Like a whole lot more? Wouldn't an extra .34 points per shot be a smart thing to do when she's shooting 47% from three?
Umm, yes. The reason more threes arenât always a better option is because of the increased risk of taking them. And that increased risk is calculated for all of the reasons the percentage is lower than FGs from within the arc. Thatâs pretty much what increased risk entails.
Youâre really going to argue this point?
Maybe Tehina didnât wanna take as many threes because she wasnât as confident and the percentage wasnât acceptable to her and her teammates. While CCâs was. That is the guess I would hazard.
No, my point is that when you say, "Clark's shooting % isn't that great," and then compare it to other shooters who don't carry nearly the load that she does......like, not even in the same universe, it's not a fair comparison.
Clark isn't a "not that great of a percentage" 37% three point shooter who only scores a lot because she shoots a lot. She shoots 37% because she has teams completely strategize around how to stop her from scoring. If it wasn't up to her to carry her team, and she could just sit on the outside and wait for good opportunities, I have no doubt that she'd shoot 40-50% from that range.
That's what you're missing.
She is not the only player on that team that can score.
I would have set more shooting records too when I was playing if only the teams didnât figure out a better way to defend me.
MJ would have had more dunks too if only the teams didnât D him up as well.
Iâm sure baseball hitters would have more doubles and triples if only the infield and outfield didnât figure out their pulls and position themselves accordingly.
âŚ.is that what youâre saying? That CC would have more threes if only the other teams let her play out her strengths with less contention?
Because Iâm saying that, like every other player on the court that has to contend with the same set of circumstances, Caitlin Clarkâs three point percentage reflects what she was able to do given what the other team allowed her to do. She chose to pull up and shoot, a lot. And that opportunity cost means she wasnât able to drive and dish as much which is also a strength of hers. So much so in fact that her entire teams had to adjust to the way she passes. Which led to her being one of the all time assist leaders.
So again, for the umpteenth time, yes she is an incredible shooter, no her three point percentage is not in the the top 200, yes she has significantly more three attempts than ANY other player in the top 20 all time leaderboard, and yes that is what contributed to her success outside the arc and what I feel is also a curse to deal with in the court.
EDIT: Also bottom 5 percentage out of the top 20 all time. Most attempts, most made, but 16th/20 in percentage. I stand by my comments on her pecentage and the percentage alone given her style of play and arsenal of abilities with the outcomes in the playoffs.
Iâm done. If you want to continue to argue you can do it by yourself because oddly enough we agree on her as a player I believe.
If only she could just poach shots without someone defending herâŚ::sigh::
