Mike Brown wants the New York Knicks to shoot more threes. They are listening to him so far. The problem is, these long-range looks aren’t going in. Not nearly often enough, anyway. The solution: Just keep hoisting them. Because they’re going to find the bottom of the net at some point.
New York is attempting 46 threes per 100 possessions to start the season. That is the most in the NBA—more than even the behind-the-rainbow-obsessed Boston Celtics, and nearly 10 attempts per 100 possessions more than the Knicks themselves averaged last year.
Here’s the rub: New York is connecting on just 33.