02-19-2021, 08:26 PM
Is the bad 3 point shooting really a problem? I say no. Check out these numbers from this season for us.
3-point %: 31.1% (288th in D-I)
3-point rate (% of shots that are 3s): 29.9% (318th in D-I)
2-point %: 54.4% (38th in D-I)
effective FG%: 52.1 (86th in D-I)
We don't make many 3's, but we don't take many. And we're elite at 2-pointers, as you might have noticed last night. Plus, shooting 3's well in a game hasn't always made much difference. We were 9-18 at Utah and got creamed. Against USC, we were 7-16.
I think Haase knows that the 3 just isn't our game this year, and he's guided the offense away from it. And that's fine. Sure, all else being equal, I'd rather we hit more 3's. But missing 3's isn't the problem with this offense. The actual problem starts with the letter "t" and ends in "overs."
3-point %: 31.1% (288th in D-I)
3-point rate (% of shots that are 3s): 29.9% (318th in D-I)
2-point %: 54.4% (38th in D-I)
effective FG%: 52.1 (86th in D-I)
We don't make many 3's, but we don't take many. And we're elite at 2-pointers, as you might have noticed last night. Plus, shooting 3's well in a game hasn't always made much difference. We were 9-18 at Utah and got creamed. Against USC, we were 7-16.
I think Haase knows that the 3 just isn't our game this year, and he's guided the offense away from it. And that's fine. Sure, all else being equal, I'd rather we hit more 3's. But missing 3's isn't the problem with this offense. The actual problem starts with the letter "t" and ends in "overs."
