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Illustrations show just how much the mid-range game has vanished

If you've been watching NBA basketball the past several years, you know already that the amount of 3-point attempts has skyrocketed. You also know that the post game has taken a very significant hit as teams would rather attempt a 3-pointer than a 2, regardless of a size advantage or one's inside game.

Stat people have said for quite some time that the worst shot in the NBA is the one right in front of the 3-point line. Some players have excelled at that location (think Kevin Garnett and Dennis Johnson to name a couple former Celtics), but if they were young players today there is no way their coaches would allow those shots.