Triple Confusion Reigns in Today’s NBA

Just when you think you’ve got the answer, they change the question.

Is the spirit of the late great Rowdy Roddy Piper “booking” the NBA these days?

Season by season, the league seems to become more and more obsessed with three-point shooting. It was only a decade ago that, for the first time, 20 percent of NBA field goal attempts were launched from 23’ 9” or more. The 2014-15 usage rate was nudging 27 percent, and this year’s sits above 28 so far.

With so much added efficiency hurtling rimward, it’s come to behoove a team to perform well and rank highly in both shooting and defending treys. Seven squads saw fit to finish last season among the Top Ten in 3FG% and opponent 3FG% -- every last…