In this episode of 'Run It Back: NBA Week in Review,' host Jose Salviati, editor at thePeachBasket.net, takes us through week nine of the 2024-25 NBA season. The episode kicks off with the objective top 10 NBA power rankings, highlighting the movements of the Phoenix Suns and Denver Nuggets out of the top 10, while the LA Clippers and New York Knicks make their return. Player highlights feature Luka Dončić's explosive game against the Warriors, Karl-Anthony Towns' rebounding prowess, and Trae Young's continued dominance in assists. The marquee matchup for week 10 is set between the Denver Nuggets and the Cleveland Cavaliers. The episode also delves into a thought-provoking discussion on the NBA's three-point shooting trend and its impact on the game's viewership, proposing a radical solution to balance the game.
00:00 Introduction and Overview
00:40 Top 10 NBA Power Rankings
02:45 Player Highlights of the Week
07:30 Marquee Matchup Preview
09:00 The Three-Point Debate
13:45 Conclusion and Sign Off
Article referenced: https://thepeachbasket.net/3-point-overload-problem-and-solution/
00:00 Introduction and Overview
00:40 Top 10 NBA Power Rankings
02:45 Player Highlights of the Week
07:30 Marquee Matchup Preview
09:00 The Three-Point Debate
13:45 Conclusion and Sign Off
Article referenced: https://thepeachbasket.net/3-point-overload-problem-and-solution/
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>> Speaker A: Week nine of the 202425 NBA season is
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over, which means it's time to run it back. This is Run It
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Back NBA Week in Review. I'm Jose
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Salviati, Editor at thePeachBasket.net and
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this is the show where we recap the week that was in the
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NBA and then highlight the marquee matchup for the week to
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come. We start like we always do with the only
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objective overall top 10 NBA power rankings
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anywhere. You can read more about how we get to these rankings
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and see the entire list at thePeachBasket.net peachasket.net.
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let's take a look at the top 10 at the
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conclusion of week number nine.
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Moving out of the top 10 this week are the Phoenix
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Suns and the Denver Nuggets. The Suns dropped
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four spots to number 14, while the Nuggets
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dropped two to number 11. That means we
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have two teams either back in the top 10 or
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there for the first time. Let's find out who they
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are. The LA Clippers. Well, they've been here before.
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In fact, they've been in and out of the top 10 all
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season and what's kind of been a middle
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of the road season for them as they wait for Kolhi Leard
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return after a two in one week and week number nine, they
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move up one spot to number 10. The
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Golden State warriors were one and two and week nine which
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cost them one spot. They dropped from number
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eight claim the number nine spot
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this week. The New York Knicks have been in the
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top 10 for most of the season. They dropped out last week, but
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that appears to have been kind of a fluke. They're back
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in week number nine after a perfect three and a week which saw
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them move up four spots to number eight.
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The Orlando Magic are hurting a bit, but
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they're holding on. They had a one in two week and dropped
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one spot to take over number seven in the top ten this
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week. The Dallas Mavericks moved
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up one spot after going to and one this week and
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earned the number six spot. We'll be talking about the Mavericks and
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a certain Mavericks player quite a bit in, today's
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show.
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The top five did not change at all this week
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from last week. These five teams may very well be
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the cream of the NBA crop in the
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2024-25 NBA season is the
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next champion in this list. I think
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chances are pretty good Number five belongs to the
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Memphis Grizzlies. They were two and one in week number nine to stay at
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number five for the third week in a row. The
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Houston Rockets are the only team in the top five without
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at least 20 wins. The 18 and nine
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Rockets were 1 and 0 in week nine to hold on to the
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number four spot for the fourth week in a row.
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The defending champion Boston Celtics held on to the number three
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spot for the third week. They posted a two in one record
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in week number nine. The best team in
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the Western Conference holds down the number two spot for the
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third week in a row despite a loss in the
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NBA cup finals which do not count in our
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ranking or in the NBA standings.
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Oddly, the Thunder State at number two for the third
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week in a row after two a week
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and the number one team and the only objective NBA
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power rankings anywhere are once again no drum
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roll required. The Cleveland
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Cavaliers the Cavs had another perfect week going three and
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zero and week number nine, they hold the top spot for the
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sixth week in a row. It's safe to say they are
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dominating the 202425 NBA season
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so far. That's the objective top 10 list
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for week number nine. If you want to see where all 30 teams
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land this week, please visit thePeachBasket.net
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Peachasket.net.
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now let's shift our focus to the players. These are the best to do it
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by average in week number nine of the 202425 NBA
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season. These are the best by average and shooting,
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rebounds, assists, blocks, steals,
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points and game score. The
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best score in week number nine only played in one
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game but it was a heck of a game.
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Luka Doncic had 45 points against the warriors
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which was enough to lead the association and also
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simultaneously create a lot of chatter
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about too many threes in the NBA. More
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on Luka and the three point topic soon.
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Malik Beasley was the top sniper averaging 6.3 made
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three point shots in week number nine while Luka averaged the
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most made field goals at 16.
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Carl Anthony towns has been a
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monster on the boards for the New York Knicks.
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specifically a monster in week number nine. His
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17.3 rebounding average led everyone.
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Yves Missi who plays for The Pelicans
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average 5.3 offensive rebounds over his three games play
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to lead this category for the second week in a
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row. Missi C is clearly no
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fluke. KAT led everyone with 14.3
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defensive rebounds on average and week number nine
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Trey Young is flat out dominating the assists category
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this season. He was once again the top of assistis men
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this week he averaged 16 assists to lead everyone
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again. He has a strangle hold on this
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category and doesn't appear ready to let go. In week number
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nine he averaged 16 assists but it was
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in one game. But again, that's how averages work.
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So Trea Young, once again the top assist
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guy. Victor Wembanyama has
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been an absolute wall for the San Antonio
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spurs in week number nine, his
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seven blocks. Seven blocks on average. And
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he didn't play one game, he played three.
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He averaged seven blocks. Was
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highlighted by a spectacular ten block
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game. he's just flat out
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changing the game. The Miami Heat, well,
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they're struggling a bit, but Drew Smith had a good week. He
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averaged four steals for the Heat over his three games
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played to lead everyone in week number nine.
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Finally, the top game score, which takes into account every
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statistical category in the NBA goes to Luka
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He only played in one game in week number nine, but what a game
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that was again. Well,
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not again. This is the first time mention this, but any game
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score over 40 is considered
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outstanding. Lucas'game score in
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a single game played in week number nine was an
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amazing 48.7. In fact,
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that 48.7 game score puts him at number
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52 all time in
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NBA history. So yeah, Luka had
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himself a nice game and a great week.
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now he need did get injured in that game. So maybe not a great week, but
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certainly a great game. Looking
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ahead to week number 10, the marquee matchup might be when
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two top teams from each conference meet in
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Denver. The Nuggets are hosting the Cleveland Cavaliers
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in week number 10. This has been an up and down
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season for the Nuggets. For the Cav, it's been
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mostly just up. The Nuggets are
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arguably, have arguably the best player in the
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association in Nicole Ykic and the games
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on their home turf. So it should be another
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test for the Cav. They pretty much
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answered every test or aced every
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test they've been handed this season. Let's see how they do in
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Denver.
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So now is when we usually turn to the Quicket AI
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to share its thoughts on the biggest news or issue in the NBA. As
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we look ahead to week number 10. This week though, as
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much as we appreciate and really believe
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in artificial, intelligence and the QET AI
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specifically, the biggest bit of MBA news is
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simple. We don't need to ask anybody. And that is,
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is the MBA in trouble? And if so,
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is it because of too many three point shots? So
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let's dive into it a little bit. In short,
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no, I don't think the NBA is in trouble, but
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numbers don't lie and viewership is
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down by 19%. I wrote
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an article detailing this which we'll make sure
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to link. So while there's no trouble,
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the viewership numbers may be indicative of
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trouble brewing. Now, I personally don't have
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a problem with all three point shots being taken, but I do
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understand it when some people do. As I
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researched the article I referenced above, I was shocked by
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this statistic. Since
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2005, the percentage of
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made 3 point shots has stayed fairly consistent
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and about 35.5%. Over that
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same time period, the number of 3 point shots
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attempted has skyrocketed from
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15.8 to
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37.6
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NBA 3 point shots attempted so far this
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season. Now listen to what that means, right?
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NBA players are shooting 21
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plus more 3 point shots per game
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on average without a significant
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increase in the percentage made. So it looks
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like NBA players collectively
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have reached the ceiling of what
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or how many three point shots can be made. It's
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35.5%. We're not going to get any
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better. So if you're an NBA
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coach, the only thing to do to get more
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points is to take more of those three
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point shots. And that's where
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we have the problem that we have if there is a
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problem. Now, Brian Winh said something
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recently that I've been advocating for and that's to make the
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three point shot a part of the game, but
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not the entire game. He didn't
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say however, how to do that. So I have an idea. They
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may be radical, but it solves the problem.
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Eliminate the three point shot.
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Listen, it served its purpose. The game has opened up and
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smaller players have an impact now.
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So I'm not talking about eliminating the shot
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entirely, just for most of each quarter.
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Every shot made for the first 10 minutes of each quarter counts 2
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points. Whether you make it from half court or it's a dunk,
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two points. Then for the final
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two minutes of each quarter, the three point line is back in
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effect. Imagine the excitement and
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strategy that would add to the final F minutes of every
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quarter and every and every game. This
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keeps the three point shot as a key part of the game, but
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takes away its hold as being the entire
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game. Problem solved. You're
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welcome NBA. That's it. Week number nine of the
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2024, 25 NBA season is in the books. Join
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us again next week after week number 10 when
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we once again run it back.