40% from 3 = 60% from 2
Shooting 40% from 3-point range yields the same 1.2 points per possession as shooting 60% on 2-point attempts, which triggered a league-wide strategic shift.
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The Coach as Orchestrator, Referees, and Fouls Explained
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David's deceptively simple question — 'what does the coach do?' — opens a deep chapter. Marques explains the coach as the brains who studies opponents, positions players by matchup, and calls timeouts to redirect strategy, analogous to an AI orchestrator managing a team of agents. Alex adds that assistant coaches specialise (offence, defence, a dedicated challenge-review analyst with a high conversion rate on overturned calls — 'the legal team'). Fouls then get a full treatment: a common foul is a minor rule breach, a flagrant foul Level 1 is like a data breach class-action (you give them free throws and possession), and a flagrant Level 2 is a red card ejection — the equivalent of intentionally planting a tracker in your software versus accidentally shipping a bug. The referee-as-judge comparison extends to Marques's observation that Chris Paul is 0-for-12 in playoff games refereed by Scott Foster, the sports equivalent of a judge with a vendetta.
NBA 3-point shot introduced 1979
The 3-point line was only added to the NBA in the 1979–80 season; before that every made shot was worth exactly 2 points.
The 3-Point Revolution: When Teams Finally Did the Math
For decades teams ignored the 3-point line even though 3 is greater than 2. Around 2014–15, shooting 40% from 3-point range finally became achievable at scale — yielding the same 1.2 points per possession as 60% on 2-pointers. The entire sport reorganised overnight.
Steph Curry & 2014-15 3-pt revolution
Around 2014–15, Steph Curry's rise with the Warriors and Steve Kerr's coaching crystallised the analytical case for 3-point shooting and changed the entire NBA.
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