I saw this post recently.
“NBA’s rule change last season to not count last second heaves as missed FGs for players had a big effect on their behavior.
A new research paper by 2 Texas Tech professors, James W. Kemper & Noah Liptack, found players took that shot 94% of the time last season after taking it 58% in the decade prior.
The paper said the most reluctance to shoot, before the rule change, was ‘concentrated among efficient shooters and players in contract years.'”
While it should come as no surprise that not penalizing players for last second shots led to an increase of attempts, the amount of change (58% to 94%) is quite drastic. That…
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