Layups uuughhh I think we need to learn how to make layups!
On offense, the NBA is increasingly driven by data that suggests the two most efficient shots are layups and 3-pointers. That has led to a game that is more open and spaced out and lineups that are increasingly made up of players with 3-point shooting range.
Woodson, who had a reputation as an excellent shooter at Indiana before the advent of the 3-point shot in the college game, never really embraced the 3 as a player. Listed as a 6-foot-5 shooting guard, he made a total of 120 3-pointers in 786 career games, hitting on just 27.1 percent of his attempts. However, the value of the 3 has become much more apparent to him in his time as a coach.
In his press conference, Woodson mentioned his 2012-13 New York Knicks team, which won the Atlantic Division and reached the Eastern Conference semifinals before losing to the Indiana Pacers. With a crew of outside shooters that included Carmelo Anthony, J.R. Smith, Steve Novak, Jason Kidd and Raymond Felton, the Knicks led the NBA in 3-pointers made (10.9 per game) and attempted (28.9 per game) and finished fifth in 3-point percentage (37.6 percent).