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03-23-2019, 10:11 PM | #92 | |
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No one is saying to "rely" on 3-point shooting. But let's be honest...you need to have guys that can shoot it. Especially in today's game. |
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03-24-2019, 06:59 AM | #93 | |
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I agree we don’t want to be wofford but a higher shooting % from outside the paint would be nice. |
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03-24-2019, 07:09 AM | #94 | |
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Being one dimensional generally doesn't work out. Whether that's a team of sharpshooters or a team with a dominant big and a bunch of guards who can't shoot. Watching the tournament, it seems like the most consistent theme to winning is having slashers. They force the defense to collapse and rotate and create openings for themselves and other players. I'm not saying we don't need better offense. Just that the refrain of we just need 3-point shooters doesn't hold true. We shoot 3's at a high enough clip to force the D out, what we don't do is get the easy shots at the rim. |
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03-24-2019, 11:51 AM | #95 |
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Teams with a higher 3pt percentage than us that are out:
Wofford Fairleigh Dickinson Colgate Marquette Northeastern Georgia St St Mary's Montana Abilene Christian Gardner Webb Mississippi St Belmont Bradley North Dakota St Yale Iowa St NKU Wisconsin Vermont St John's Ole Miss Utah St Villanova Iona Kansas Murray St Old Dominion Maryland Nevada Some will say it's not fair to include bad teams, say 13-16 seeds. But I think that's exactly the point. Having good shooters doesn't necessarily translate to a good team in college. And it doesn't necessarily translate to March success. College players have limited skill sets. Players with size and quickness that can also shoot and handle the ball are going to an elite program and then the NBA. Teams with a lower 3pt percentage than us that are still playing: Ohio St Florida St Buffalo LSU Duke These teams are more in the mold of what we're trying to do. Sure, we can go after pure shooters and sacrifice defense, but we'd probably end up looking like Marquette who hasn't made the sweet sixteen since 2013 and has missed the tourney altogether 4 times since then. Obviously having better shooters will make us a better team, but only if we don't sacrifice much of what makes us a good team already. That's not easy to do for teams not named Duke, Kentucky or Kansas. |
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03-24-2019, 12:06 PM | #97 |
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We had a couple 40% three point shooters. You really need four guys that can shoot to truly open the floor up. We're going to have to get that from our forwards. There's hope for Keith, Trevor, Diarra and Scott. We'll have to see about Prince and Laquill.
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03-24-2019, 12:21 PM | #98 | |
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There's nothing about William's form to make me think he's going to become a 35-40% 3pt shooter. Scott is the only one who looks like he might be capable of stroking it, as far as our starters. Brooks shouldn't even try to make that part of his game but 1-4 need to be guarded at the 3pt line in today's game. |
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03-24-2019, 12:31 PM | #99 |
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Right, which is why I said we need forwards that can shoot. Usually the guards are the slashers who will utilize the space created by shooters. That's why at least one of them needs to be a forward. Evans could have been that guy had he stayed.
Bad form can be corrected. The one that stands out in my mind is JaQuon Parker. He went just 3-20 his sophomore year and showed terrible form. By his senior year he made 40% on 100 attempts. |
03-24-2019, 01:39 PM | #100 |
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After missing the sweet sixteen in 7 straight seasons, Rick Barnes was fired at Texas despite going to the tournament 6 times and advancing to the second round 3 times in that span. He's now going to the sweet sixteen at Tennessee. Meanwhile, Texas hired Shaka Smart and hasn't won a tournament game since.
Firing a good coach who hasn't had success in March can backfire, even if you can hire a perceived great coach like Shaka Smart. |
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