In February, we had a post seeking to examine the best 3-point shooter on the New Orleans Pelicans roster. There, we used Cerebro Sports’ 3-Point Efficiency (3PE) metric to help guide our analysis.
However, that isn’t the only way to measure a player’s shooting ability. So, this time, we decided to tackle the subject from a different angle. Here, we will be comparing players’ 3-point percentages on wide-open 3-point attempts.
By doing this, we remove some noise from the equation. Obviously, tracking data isn’t perfect. But when you look at shots tracked as “wide-open,” you are generally talking about similar types of looks across the board in terms of difficulty.