When Mark McGwire was setting the single-season home run record, people cheered wildly when he hit a home run. The thing that always galled me was that they did not boo him just as energetically when he struck out with men on base. He was rewarded for gambling by swinging for the fence, but not punished for striking out.
The same holds true with 3-point shooting. We cheer when a player takes a low-percentage shot and makes it, but we don't boo when he misses it. There is a reason that players ought to take good-percentage shots. The 3-point shot rewards bad shot decisions. I wish it weren't there, but at least I am glad they are moving the line back.
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