You've seen the headlines.

Heard the debates.

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Has the three-pointer ruined basketball?

And how did we get here?

The rise of the three-point shot can be partially traced to an eccentric Kansas genius named Martin Manley,

whose story didn't turn out quite the way he imagined.

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All right, it is sports graffiti time.

And Ireland, why don't you try the wheels of the machine here?

All right, we are leading off today with Don.

Hey, Don, you're on sports graffiti. Go for it, Don.

Hey, Johnny. I just wanted to say that I totally agree with your take on Jim Abbott. I think the

hall needs a section for exceptional exceptions for guys like Abbott, for guys like Fernando Valenzuela,

the steroid guys, all that stuff,

because they made contributions to the game, whether you like it or not.

And being all about numbers, it gets a little old.

But that's all I had.

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