Time for the annual review of how the season’s shooting went.
| All shots | Frees | Point attempts | Goal Attempts | |
| 2012 | 51.7% | 70.6% | 47.3% | 39.8% |
| 2013 | 50.5% | 70.6% | 44.7% | 41.9% |
| 2014 | 51.3% | 76.8% | 44.8% | 47.9% |
| 2015 | 53.8% | 70.9% | 48.5% | 51.2% |
| 2016 | 51.5% | 71.1% | 44.2% | 52.9% |
In truth 2016 was an average year. The three shot types listed above account for 96.4% of all shots and whilst there is some movement in each category there is nothing that really warrants further investigation.
Frees
This has been *the* most stable metric since the inception of the blog and 2016 was no different. Slight uptick but nothing exceptional. We looked at the 2014 increase here and, at the time, attributed it to better accuracy for closer in frees.
Point attempts
2015 saw an increase in accuracy for point attempts however this was a blip rather than the beginning of any trend as 2016 returns slipped back to 2013 & 2014 levels.
Goal attempts
The step up in accuracy observed in 2014 & 2015 was maintained in 2016. Teams have definitely become better at getting a return from their goal chances but not necessarily at their finishing. The above table includes any goal shot that returned a goal or a point. If we strip out the points then the goal conversion rate is 35%, 32%, 36%, 41% & 40% respectively. The step up in 2014 & 2015 is evidenced again however was maintained, rather than built upon, in 2016.
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