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Who’s to Blame for Washington’s Poor 3-Point Shooting Defense?

Coaching, foremost. ‘Cause when it gets to these levels, scheme over team. But also, I’m from the “players gotta play” set, so there are fingers to point past Randy Wittman. Let’s crunch some numbers.

When Marcin Gortat is on the court, the Wizards give up 11.1 made 3-pointers per 48 minutes—this leads the team. Here’s how the on-court numbers for others fall in place:

Opponent 3PMs/48

  • 11.1 – Marcin Gortat
  • 11.0 – Ryan Hollins
  • 10.8 – Gary Neal
  • 10.7 – Otto Porter
  • 10.7 – Garrett Temple
  • 10.