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12 games in, Brunson is still shooting much better from 3 (47.5%) than from 2(39.7) (alien.top)

submitted 10 months ago by KawhiDidNothingWrong@alien.top to c/nba@nba.space

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I don’t watch many Knicks games but this caught my eye, just last game he went 6/10 from 3 but only 10/23 from the field.

I’d wager this is more a fluke than anything, but 12 games in and no signs of this progressing to the mean seems weird.

For reference, he’s a career 53% shooter from 2 and 39% from 3

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[–] Joetheshow1@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

It'll even out eventually just starting out slow

[–] biggoldgoblin@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Im guessing it’s because the paint is too crowded?

[–] TuqiDuque12@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

He's shooting 44% at the rim lol, he's making 68% here in his career, is he playing hurt or something ?

[–] Meechy720@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Sample size

[–] gustriandos@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

he's got nothing on deanthony melton, who is shooting almost twice as well from 3 (42%) as he is on layups (23%)

[–] Papa_Huggies@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Dude looking like my early-build MyCareers in 2K

[–] ssj58trunks@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

A lot of shots that he was automatic on last year just aren't going down, I think as the season progresses it will go back up

[–] jtr6969@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

He's been getting to exactly his kinds of shots in the paint, all of those pivots and fades and floaters and up-and-unders, they just haven't been falling so far. Seems to me like it's just a cold streak that he'll get past, which will probably just end up balancing out with his 3pt% coming back to earth. It's a very different feeling from Randle's slow start, where he really was just chucking up terrible shots and needed to change his approach.

[–] StefonDiggsHS@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

holy shit how is Brunson at 40% from 2...thats like his bread and butter

[–] doublea6@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Saw a stat that the knicks are shooting a crazy low percentage at the rim but still have a positive net rating.

[–] mylanguage@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

We get every rebound imaginable

[–] jett1406@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Is it really that shocking that a smaller guard is shooting better than finishing

[–] silverfang45@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

When it's a player like brunson who's main talent is his footwork kinda surprising

[–] Glerbyderdle@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

He's on fire tonight too against the hornets