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Playing pickup basketball by ones and twos is strategically better for outside shooters than playing by twos and threes.
If you took the time to break down the scoring, playing by ones and twos is actually way more advantageous if you're a good outside shooter. Because they're worth twice as much. It's double.
The math is objectively correct: 2 is double 1, whereas 3 is only 1.5 times 2.