2ball
06-18-2022, 03:44 AM
However, today's drive-and-kick setup requires multiple shooters behind the 3-point line on every possession to kick the ball out to.. This offensive setup didn't exist in previous eras because teams didn't have enough 3-point-shooting personnel to position multiple shooters behind the line.
Accordingly, 3-pointer shooters like Reggie and Bird had to run off screens to get 3-point looks - they didn't have 3-point shooting teammates to enable drive-and-kick so they could stand and wait for an easy kickout like today's 3-point shooter enjoys.. For example, guys like Ibaka and Bosh are expert 3-point shooters in today's game and they don't run off a SINGLE screen.. They just stand behind the arc and WAIT - it's a lot easier for Ibaka/Bosh to get 3-point looks when they have the 3-point shooting teammates needed to make drive-and-kick viable.. In previous eras, they wouldn't be a 3-point shooters AT ALL, because they'd have to run off screens.
Obviously, Curry's offense would be slightly weaker in the 80's and 90's if he had to run off screens for his 3-pointers like Bird/Miller, rather than benefit from today's drive-and-kick setup that generates easy 3-point looks.. And in the 70's, there was NO 3-point line, so literally half of his shots would go from being the most efficient shots in the game (a sub-40% three-pointer), to the lowest efficiency shots in the game (a sub-40% long two).
Ultimately, Curry would still be a good player in the 80's/90's without the benefit of today's drive-and-kick, or in the 70's without the 3-point line altogether, but he wouldn't be anywhere near the best player in the game like he is in today's spaced-out, drive-and-kick league..
Accordingly, 3-pointer shooters like Reggie and Bird had to run off screens to get 3-point looks - they didn't have 3-point shooting teammates to enable drive-and-kick so they could stand and wait for an easy kickout like today's 3-point shooter enjoys.. For example, guys like Ibaka and Bosh are expert 3-point shooters in today's game and they don't run off a SINGLE screen.. They just stand behind the arc and WAIT - it's a lot easier for Ibaka/Bosh to get 3-point looks when they have the 3-point shooting teammates needed to make drive-and-kick viable.. In previous eras, they wouldn't be a 3-point shooters AT ALL, because they'd have to run off screens.
Obviously, Curry's offense would be slightly weaker in the 80's and 90's if he had to run off screens for his 3-pointers like Bird/Miller, rather than benefit from today's drive-and-kick setup that generates easy 3-point looks.. And in the 70's, there was NO 3-point line, so literally half of his shots would go from being the most efficient shots in the game (a sub-40% three-pointer), to the lowest efficiency shots in the game (a sub-40% long two).
Ultimately, Curry would still be a good player in the 80's/90's without the benefit of today's drive-and-kick, or in the 70's without the 3-point line altogether, but he wouldn't be anywhere near the best player in the game like he is in today's spaced-out, drive-and-kick league..