Should the NBA abolish the 3 point line?

[whatthe]

Ok, I know this is going to be rightly criticized but you could make the 3 worth 2.5 points. It makes the scores messy but it does decintivizes the 3 point shot.

You could push the 3 back a foot like everyone says and make the corner 3 worth 2.5.

 

[Bawse Dawg]

That's another awful solution.

So if you are down 3 with 1 second left and you've used all your 3's you now cant tie the game?

All of these solutions are just complete ***, no offense.

Read the rest of the post and you’ll notice that I said it wasn’t the solution.

Can someone explain what makes a 3 pointer so much worse to watch than 18 foot jumper?

Sure. You don’t catch and shoot an 18 foot jumper. Creating difficult isolation buckets isn’t efficient but it’s much more entertaining than watching mediocre shooters bomb away on catch and shoot threes.

 

[Bawse Dawg]

There’s your solution: only worth three points if there is a dribble before the shot.

 

[SoberasHotRod]

I don't really think there is a problem, but would be interested in trying out some new stuff in a league somewhere.

Maybe several different zones worth different points. At that point you probably have to have some type of robot to keep track of points. I also don't think you have to keep integer based scoring.

I'm more just curious how different scoring options could affect the strategy of the game.

 

[Rubashov]

One way to combat the overuse of the 3-point shot is to change the scoring. Make baskets worth 3 points and have a 4-pointer. That way the analytics will move back to scoring closer to the basket. Right now it is better to shoot more 3s because of the numbers.

Im completely against the 4 pointer.

 

[Agent#00]

I want referee penalty! He who makes a wrong call gets his salary cut!!!

 

[Rubashov]

Widen the court, add more spacing and move back the 3 pt line a couple feet in the process.

Thats actually an excellent idea

 

[gandalfe]

There are 4 ways generally you could do it: increase the value of inside shots, decrease the difficulty of inside shots, decrease the value of outside shots, or increase the difficulty of outside shots.

What about say you can't have more than 2 shots outside in a row as a player or, say, 4 for a team, then you have to have at least 1 or 2 inside shots. If you're over the limit, it counts as 2 points, or, maybe if you want to be extreme, it's a technical?

 

[Rubashov]

There are 4 ways generally you could do it: increase the value of inside shots, decrease the difficulty of inside shots, decrease the value of outside shots, or increase the difficulty of outside shots.

What about say you can't have more than 2 shots outside in a row as a player or, say, 4 for a team, then you have to have at least 1 or 2 inside shots. If you're over the limit, it counts as 2 points, or, maybe if you want to be extreme, it's a technical?

Too hard to keep track of

 

[hgb]

What about a 3 second rule for the corners?

 

[slc]

Maybe eliminate the 3 second lane rule and see what that does
Might make two point baskets easier

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Maybe eliminate the 3 second lane rule and see what that does
Might make two point baskets easier

The issue with that is that guys like Jokic/Embiid are already incredibly dominant. Them being able to completely camp in the lane would make them extremely unbalanced.