SAN FRANCISCO – The greatest shooter to ever touch a basketball should be among the top beneficiaries of a new rule implemented by the NBA.
The league has now decided that any shot taken in the final three seconds of each of the first three quarters will not be counted as a team shot attempt – not to any individual – as long as it is taken from at least 36 feet away from the basket.
Of course, any makes will be attributed to the individual player.
So why would this help Curry more than the average player? Well, in a world where many NBA athletes are terrified of lobbing up a low percentage ‘Hail Mary’ that could ding their shooting efficiency, the Warriors’ superstar has separated himself from the pack.
He has long been one of the few superstars willing to let it fly at the buzzer. Acc