By contrast, they’ve taken over 1,200 shots at the rim and over 900 shots from 16-23 feet. In the NBA, just over 30% of the FGAs come at the rim, just under 24% come from 16-23 feet, and another 22-23% from three.

Offenses aren’t really built to create shots away from the rim, but outside 15 feet. Too much traffic and too close to the rim to not try to keep going.

I’m amazed West is so high. I know that’s his reputation, but every time I watch Pacers games his mid-range jumper, which everyone talks about as so dangerous, seems ineffective. He must make a lot of those when I’m not watching!

Danny seems to be taking less long twos recently and usually only takes them when the shotclock winds down on a broken play. But that percentage is terrible. Maybe he needs to add a better fadeaway or something.

What about 10-15 foot range? eems like that’s a really important distance.

Is it just me, or was the last game against NYK the first time I saw a fairly full and rowdy Bankers Life this season?

As to the shooting percentage at 16 to 23 feet, the most important thing is to take as few of these shots as possible. Some basketball statisticians refer to these as s#*t shots that are more a sign of lazy or broken offensive effort than anything else. (You should always be either attacking the paint or setting up a three in the grand scheme of things.) My guess is that better teams shoot fewer of these shots as a % of their overall shooting profile. After eyeballing the HoopsData averages, it looks like good teams, including the Pacers, average fewer than 20 attempts from this range. Bad teams are closer to 30 attempts. (Ahem, Charlotte!) Chicago is an exception at 22.5 attempts but seem to make up for these bad shots with much better than average shooting at 3 to 9 feet.

How Roy can be under .650 at the rim is beyond me.