Comments on: How Much Better Do You Shoot In the 3-Point Contest?

By: Brandon

Brandon — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 04:47:29 +0000

Well, Pierce won, so he made up for his first performance

By: Neil Paine

Neil Paine — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 21:06:58 +0000

I love the skills challenge. I wish it included more participants.

As far as the median % goes, I'll have to run that when I get some time later. I agree that the average is thrown off by selective sampling, because the best performers get to stay around the longest.

By: P Middy

P Middy — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 03:13:26 +0000

Sounds like J is angling for the median percentage . . .

By: Scrappy Doo

Scrappy Doo — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 23:41:16 +0000

Any explanation about the 2007 contest? Seems a bit over the top.

By: Jason J

Jason J — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 22:29:59 +0000

I wonder if the 3pt shootout's 51% make rate isn't a little unbalanced when you consider that the best shooters (generally) shoot a lot more than the others. If the best shooters are the ones who make it to multiple rounds, then they have a much bigger impact on the overall percentage. For instance if Hodges led the league in 3pt%, then having him shoot for 3 rounds is going to make the overall average look a lot better than if Jordan had done the same. Hodges shooting 40 of 75 over 3 rounds raises everyone's %ages more than Jordan shooting 4 of 25 over 1 round lowers them. You don't necessarily get those same discrepancies in total 3s attempted in live action.

By: P Middy

P Middy — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 22:23:16 +0000

Cool stuff, Neil! Do you enjoy the PG skills challenge? It's not as exciting as the shootout or the dunk contest, but I like it a lot.

DVR really makes All Star weekend even better. Skipping adds over 4 hours of whatever it is a blessing.