2-pt shooting % currently ranked 244th in NCAA

[the Q]

Against the "elite" frontcourt of the WCC.

They're one of my two current title contenders (along with Kentucky), but you gotta temper their efficiency stats w/ a grain of salt.

We already know duke can beat them.

They matchup with them because they also have two good big men who will also get protected due to the name on the front of the jersey

 

[HeGotGame]

Against the "elite" frontcourt of the WCC.

They're one of my two current title contenders (along with Kentucky), but you gotta temper their efficiency stats w/ a grain of salt.

What is your excuse for Kansas then?

Or Gonzaga going 75% in the games against UCLA, Duke, and Texas Tech?

Narratives are fun, facts are better.

 

[Tenspro2002]

Gonzaga plays in a mid major conference against severely inferior competition. You can’t really use them as a barometer. We would easily shoot 10% points higher if we got to play Pacific, Loyola Marymount, Santa Clara etc….

I was going to say, I'd venture that Gonzaga's ball movement results in a lot of wide open dunks and layups.

Ours are almost always contested.

Plus, we have a lot of offensive rebound/tip attempts (that I wish we would grab and go up strong) that count as a missed shot.

 

[Hey Adrien!]

We already know duke can beat them.

They matchup with them because they also have two good big men who will also get protected due to the name on the front of the jersey

Who's going to run point for Duke? Who is their bucket-getter guard?

Wendell Moore would be better suited as a wing and Jeremy Roach can't hit a shot.

They pass the ball excellently as a team (58.1% A/FG rate is 35th in the nation), but I can see Duke having trouble against a team that forces a lot of iso.

Illinois, Texas, Murray State and dare I say UConn are all teams within the top-40 nationally in defensive A/FG rate, so Duke's beautiful team ball movement could have trouble against those teams.

Arizona, Kansas and Kentucky are top-flight teams with good A/FG rates too.

On that note, sure, Duke can beat Gonzaga but I think Gonzaga has a higher chance of having an easier path to the Final Four/Championship Game, which would be the only time Gonzaga and Duke will see each other.

 

[tennmike]

UCONN is shooting 48.1% from 2 this season. As many on this board have pointed out, the ability to finish at the rim has been problematic (aside from Adama).
This ranking (244th) is surprising low for a top 25 team. Gonzaga shoots an amazing 61% to rank 1stin the nation. Only Seton Hall (46.3%) and G'Town (43.2%) rank below UCONN in the Big East.

Great 2% Defense - 4th
and surprisingly solid 3 pt shooting % - 87th
and of course rebounding all of their misses - 3rd
have helped to offset for UCONN.

Torvik Data

That's a key part of our offense. It's call, 'Throw it up there and go get it."

 

[the Q]

That's a key part of our offense. It's call, 'Throw it up there and go get it."

That’s my strategy with teammates playing pickup ball.

You throw it up, I’ll go get it

 

[dennismenace]

If you treat every shot like it is a pass off the rim it is less of a problem. Low % x more shots = more points.

keeping opponents shot % down = more wins.

Does keep my heart rate up, but we have managed some good wins with that approach.

Good analogy. Like hockey: shots on goal. Or soccer. The other team cannot score as long as we have time of possession in our end of the field. Keep firing shots. It also can be demoralizing when we keep grabbing rebounds and firing them back up. Offensive rebounding syndrome against the opponent ala Jared Dudley (BC). Our guys remind me of him relentlessly rebounding again and again.
Whether it is Whaley, Sonogo , Jackson, Martin or even Cole I think it frustrates the other team and gets in their head. Dudley used to p %&^* me off to no end but he is enshrined on my all-time worthy opponent list. Now our guys are doing it.

 

[AdamaNation]

We can't be good at everything. It apparently hasn't hurt the team enough to keep us from becoming the best we've been in 7 years. But the thing I notice most in games, as far as areas we need to improve, is the fast break. These do count toward the low 2pt %. I remember the narrative of this team is that they love to run, and hate the half court. I don't know who started this. Maybe because past teams had athletic kids who couldn't gel so we assumed they love to run. Anyway, This has been expressed in bone yard threads this year as well. I actually see the opposite. When we break I hold my breath

We’ve been poor at the rim dating back to purvis and company.

 

[Chin Diesel]

We’ve been poor at the rim dating back to purvis and company.

yes, some of those Gaffney and Martin "attempts" at lay ups remind me of Purvis who could go in for a lay up and miss the rim. At least Purvis would get streaky from three and get points.

 

[alphasigko]

Not a very surprising stat given how many put-backs they miss most every game.

 

[Jaydumo20]

We’ve been poor at the rim dating back to purvis and company.

It's true. Am I dreaming that the narrative was still "they love to run"?. I mean they may love it but they weren't good at it

 

[Waquoit]

yes, some of those Gaffney and Martin "attempts" at lay ups remind me of Purvis who could go in for a lay up and miss the rim.

Vital was the king of the no-rim lay-up. Four in a row in crunch time against Wichita State.