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We are still #1 in 3pt percentage with the largest number of attempts on the board.  We are now 45-78 (57.69%).   It will be interesting to see how our percentage falls when playing games on the road.  

BTW, the Stanford record for made 3 point baskets is 320.  It was set in 2018-19.  We played 37 games in that season, so we averaged 8.65 three point baskets per game to set that record.  We are now averaging 15 made 3s.  I would say that there is a very good chance of breaking that record this season.

The NCAA season record for 3 point percentage is 47.3%, set by Fordham in 1990.  The NCAA record for 3 point shots made per game is 12.5, set by Sac St in 2015.  We are also on pace to break those records.

Those insane 3-game averages of 15 made 3's at a percentage clip of 57.7% to start the season
will inevitably drop off, especially on the road and as the season wears on 
with all the transcontinental air travel.

I have never been able to confirm this statistically, but my impression is that we very often start seasons with our greatest three point accuracy and often see that fall-off as the season wears on.  I presume this is because we encounter better and better perimeter defenses as we go along, but I also suspect it is because the positive effects of all the extra summer shot-practice wear off over time.  The team practices help players play better as a team, but once the season gets underway there is not a lot of time for individuals to work on their shots.  It could also be the unfamiliar sight-lines once we go on the road, and it could be fatigue.

That is my hypothesis, anyway.  I have (bad) memories of Lindy LaRocque, Hannah Jump, Kianna Williams, Karlie Samuelson--all losing some of their touch down the stretch.

So while I am absolutely delighted by all our long range shooting, we are going to have to do a lot of other things very well too if we want to keep winning.  That is one of the reasons I am so happy to have seen all the players who drove to the basket in the last game, with Tess Heal being a revelation.

[81alum]

We are still #1 in 3pt percentage with the largest number of attempts on the board.  We are now 45-78 (57.69%).   It will be interesting to see how our percentage falls when playing games on the road.  

BTW, the Stanford record for made 3 point baskets is 320.  It was set in 2018-19.  We played 37 games in that season, so we averaged 8.65 three point baskets per game to set that record.  We are now averaging 15 made 3s.  I would say that there is a very good chance of breaking that record this season.

The NCAA season record for 3 point percentage is 47.3%, set by Fordham in 1990.  The NCAA record for 3 point shots made per game is 12.5, set by Sac St in 2015.  We are also on pace to break those records.

Those insane 3-game averages of 15 made 3's at a percentage clip of 57.7% to start the season
will inevitably drop off, especially on the road and as the season wears on 
with all the transcontinental air travel.

I have never been able to confirm this statistically, but my impression is that we very often start seasons with our greatest three point accuracy and often see that fall-off as the season wears on.  I presume this is because we encounter better and better perimeter defenses as we go along, but I also suspect it is because the positive effects of all the extra summer shot-practice wear off over time.  The team practices help players play better as a team, but once the season gets underway there is not a lot of time for individuals to work on their shots.  It could also be the unfamiliar sight-lines once we go on the road, and it could be fatigue.

That is my hypothesis, anyway.  I have (bad) memories of Lindy LaRocque, Hannah Jump, Kianna Williams, Karlie Samuelson--all losing some of their touch down the stretch.

So while I am absolutely delighted by all our long range shooting, we are going to have to do a lot of other things very well too if we want to keep winning.  That is one of the reasons I am so happy to have seen all the players who drove to the basket in the last game, with Tess Heal being a revelation.