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Kevin Durant has the highest 3 point percentage in the NBA this season at 52.2% (alien.top)
submitted 11 months ago by WrongMomo@alien.top to c/nba@nba.space
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KD is shooting a career and NBA season best of 52.2%!

Next highest is Isaiah Joe from OKC at 51.8%

What the hell. And this guy is from a guy being doubled and triple teamed shooting fadeaway 3s with a defender all over him.

Hes really going to go from the best midrange scorer in the NBA to best three point scorer at this rate.

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[–] TheMagicalLlama@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Simpsons paradox or some shit. I remember steph had a higher 2p% and 3p% than derozan but derozan had the higher fg% something like that

[–] chup95@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

That can’t be true no? Do you mean ts%?

[–] Qaanol@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It can be true, and it is called Simpson’s paradox (as the person you replied to said).

Think of it like this: Steph takes a ton of 3s, so his field goal percent is close to his 3-point percent.

Derozan takes a ton of 2s, so his field goal percent is close to his 2-point percent.

Steph is better at shooting both 2s and 3s than Derozan is, but because Derozan shoots so many more 2s, and Steph shoots so many more 3s, Derozan can end up with a higher field goal percent.

Because Derozan’s 2-point percent is higher than Steph’s 3-point percent.

[–] Drummallumin@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Why’d that called the Simpson’s paradox?