3-Point Shooting in the WNBA

[MilfordHusky]

I just saw the list of the top-16 in the paper this morning. With 1 game left in the regular season, here are the top shooters from the arc. There are some familiar names and a few surprises.

1. Chelsea Gray .482
2. Stef Dolson .443
3. Allie Quigley .439
4. Shekinna Stricklen .409
5. Maya Moore .408
6. Jasmine Thomas .406
7. Sue Bird .393
8. Diana Taurasi .392
9. Elena Della Donne .386
10. Mo Currie .385
11. Jordan Hooper .380
12. Jewell Loyd .376
13. Courtney Vandersloot .373
14. Breanna Stewart .372
15. Tiffany Hayes .368
16. Kelsey Plum .363

A few thoughts:

6 of the top 16 are Huskies.

Chelsea shoots from far out with Tiffany-like arc, but has become very accurate. She had never been above .350.

Stef has become a long-range bomber. She's at .403 for her career.

Even though her stats are down a little, Maya is very efficient from the arc. She's over .400 for the 3rd time and 2nd year in a row.

Jasmine has become a solid shooter. She was not above .300 for the prior 4 years.

Sue and Dee are paired together--as usual. Sue has been above .400 in 5 seasons and is at .385 for her illustrious career. Dee's career mark is .369, and she holds the record for the most made.

EDD is no surprise. She's right on her career average of .382.

Jewell and Sloot have improved their shooting from distance. This is Jewel's first season over .310. This is Sloot's second best season.

Stewie and Tiff are solid, even though this is not the best part of their games. Stewie has improved by .034 from her rookie season, and Tiff is almost .050 over her career average.

After a slow start, Plum has shown what she can do. She made 343 in college and shot .382.

 

[BostonCanuck]

Good for Dolson! She's gotten better and better in all aspects of the game as the season has progressed.

Somewhat surprised not to see Courtney Williams on the list, but I guess her specialty really is the mid-range pull-up two.

Surprised that Bird, Loyd and Stewart are all in there. Doesn't feel like it, and certainly hasn't translated into enough wins for the Storm.

Dee and Della Donne are absolute money at making the BIG three, when it matters most.

 

[Husky pride]

Good for Dolson! She's gotten better and better in all aspects of the game as the season has progressed.

Somewhat surprised not to see Courtney Williams on the list, but I guess her specialty really is the mid-range pull-up two.

Surprised that Bird, Loyd and Stewart are all in there. Doesn't feel like it, and certainly hasn't translated into enough wins for the Storm.

Dee and Della Donne are absolute money at making the BIG three, when it matters most.

Agreed...but so is Maya!

 

[MilfordHusky]

Agreed...but so is Maya!

Miss Maya was 3-6 from distance today to finish the season over .400 again.