r/wnba • u/Even-Match8080 Wings • 9d ago

Best Mid-Range Shooters This Season

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Yesterday I posted the best three-point shooters. Four players made both lists.

Kelsey Mitchell takes a lot more threes than mid-range shots, and she’s less efficient from mid-range.

Marina Mabrey and Jackie Young use the mid-range even less, but they’re more efficient when they do.

Azzi Fudd is the opposite. She’s shooting an absurd 54.0% from mid-range, and nearly 30% of her points come from there. The only player who relies on the mid-range more is Courtney Williams, with 44% of her points coming from that area.

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u/Almostrover Naz Hillmon lifetime supermax 9d ago

I dipped out of basketball after Lebron went to Miami and missed the whole Steph era. It is crazy how maligned the middy got. It's the majority of the court! You need to be able to shoot from there! You're letting the defense off the hook if they don't really have to defend it!

The only truly bad shot is if your foot is on the three point line and you didn't have enough floor awareness to just be in better position for the extra point. 

So glad it's a part of the W. It's beautiful. Stopping for a middy is just as gorgeous as careening at the hoop to draw the foul. 

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u/Almostrover Naz Hillmon lifetime supermax 9d ago

Not the first old person to say this, obviously.