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Comment by CWuestefeld

This seems parallel to the discussion of how NBA players shoot foul shots. From what I've read, experiments show that basket percentage is measurably higher if you shoot with the underhand "granny shot", compared to the conventional way of shooting.

Why, then, don't we see players shooting this way? You'd think that the coaches would tell players to do this to help the team, and that they'd want to, to boost their own stats. But it seems like doing so seems un-cool enough that it conflicts with other priorities about building their individual "brands".

edit: learn to spell "basket"

parent CWuestefeld 2 years ago

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