>>132420036coaches used to tell players not to take too many shots because they were more likely to miss and encouraged them to try and get as close to the basket as possible. if you shot too many 3s you'd get benched and 3 shooters were considered role players that would come off the bench periodically for quick scoring bursts rather than your star players.
curry changed this way of thinking and showed you could win games by taking high volumes of shots and have a 3 shooter as your #1 star.