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Sat Jun 24, 2000, 10:34pm
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Don't know exact years, but mid-70s for NBA, mid-80s for NCAA. Dimensions of both have remained the same since implemented. I think the NBA took the old ABA dimensions, but not sure. Also, I thought I had read somewhere that the NBA had previously had a three point line, abolished it, and brought it back in the 70s.
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Sun Jun 25, 2000, 10:36am
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Looked it up in ESPN's SportsCentury - lots of good info there.
1978 NBA, 1986 NCAA, no evidence of previous iterations ABA formed in 1967, I think with the 3 pointer In 1976, ABA dissolved with Pacers, Nuggets, Spurs and Nets joining NBA. 3 point shot soon followed in NBA. I like the 3 pointer, but Dr. J was my favorite ABA import.
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Mon Jun 26, 2000, 11:19am
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Are you sure about the NBA line staying the same? I thought I remembered it being pushed in a bit, maybe in the late 80's, in the hope that making it a more makeable shot it would unpack the inside more, and I thought that it was successful in that, and 3's went up dramatically right after the change.
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Mon Jun 26, 2000, 04:37pm
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Top of the arc is 23'9", which is the original dimension as I remember it. But 3 point percentages are far higher now than in the 70s when it was introduced.
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Mon Jul 03, 2000, 06:23pm
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For those who do not know:
'Sudden Sam' Smith made the first 3-pointer in the NBA. He played for, who else but UNLV! He still plays in the local area and he has a daughter playing D-I basketball. And, he can still shoot the 3.
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Mon Jul 10, 2000, 10:01am
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SportsCentury lists it as Chris Ford, which is also how I remember it. One of the top original 3 point shooters.
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