This is an interesting idea, but I'd need to see some empirical evidence that a corner three leads to the long rebound that results in a lightening fast break for the other team more often than does a three at the top of the key, or anywhere else. Or a 17-footer. Or a 12-footer with R Kelly's funky spin on it.
When I was in school there was a great SI article about Dennis Rodman and how he contributed inside and outside the box score. Some of it is the sort of things you read about Shane Battier now. He knew whose knee to sit on when the shot went up. But a lot of it was watching tape, and knowing that Jordan, or Pippen, or Kerr more often than not would miss to the the right, or the left, given the exact spot they shot it from.
I don't think most players are Dennis Rodman. I need to see some evidence that the corner three is disproportionately likely to be rebounded by the defense.
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