In 1990, teams attempted 6.6 three-pointers per game — in the days when three-pointers were considered a low-percentage circus shot. A 40% three-point shooter is worth more points over the course of a game than a 50% mid-range — two-point — shooter. Defences will often live with mid-range shots, knowing opponents will struggle to hit them at a high enough rate across a game to win. It is the type of shots Curry takes that has changed, too. PHOTO: WIKIMEDIA COMMONSDick Fosbury (high jump)Not only did Dick Fosbury invent the Fosbury flop, he did so while being the best world’s best high jumper.

Source: Otago Daily Times December 25, 2021 21:09 UTC