Have three general hypotheses for why 3-point shooting is up this year in the NBA (and why 3-point shooting defense is quickly becoming as important if not more so than rim protection).

1. Less travel for players leads to less attrition, and better shooting. (1/3)
2. No crowds (or at least limited crowds) helps with focus and leads to better shooting

3.. Less defensive continuity for newly constructed teams due to less training camp/preseason time. The teams who are having success (other than NYK), are ones with stable personnel (2/3)
Have started to think about this a lot from listening to @kpelton and @ZachLowe_NBA, plus the great thread that KP retweeted from @jajareetz earlier today. Think it’s a fascinating question on whether or not this season is a blip, or a long-term trend on how NBA teams defend.
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