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3 point shooting since Polley went down

Updated after last night's 6-25.

Before Polley went down: 107-313 from three for 34%
5 games since: 26-108 from three for 24%

Still not trending up yet. A little disappointed with the 6-25 last night since many of them were very open shots. Maybe some on here are right and they're just this bad at shooting threes. But I'm still hopeful they get it going from three before the season is over. 24% just shouldn't continue.
 
aside from the fact that we were shooting 34% from 3....Polley also had made 30 of the 107 3s made...

We lost 1/3 of our production and by far our best shooter. Hope he comes back strong for next year, he will be an assassin.
 
After today's 7-24, 29.2%. Hey, they're trending up from the 24% before today!

Before Polley went down: 107-313 from three for 34%. Polley himself was 30-74 (40.5%). Rest of the team 77-239 (32.2%).
6 games since: 33-132 from three for 25%.

If they shot 32% from three in those 6 games they probably win at least a couple more.
 
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UConnJim said:
Polley was our best 3 point shooter, but he also showed what he was capable of in the Tulane game when he had 19 points and 11 rebounds which was his best game as a Husky. Maybe he figured it out that game, then I think we really miss the player he was becoming. It looked like he realized that he is 6'9" and taller than almost everyone on the court and he could contribute more than he had previously.
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Exactly. And then he got hurt during the week and that’s the problem.
 
In total, teams are making a record-low 33.59% of their 3-pointers this season after making 34.54% last season. The record high came in 1987-88, the second season after the 3-point line was adopted by the NCAA, when teams hit 38.3% of their 3-pointers on just 10.4 attempts per game.

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I figured the percentage was down but wasn't focused on how much. So before Polley went down the team was right at the NCCA D1 average.
 
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Hey, they're trending up!

10-22 for 45.5% tonight. Finally! As I said, it had to get better at some point.

Before Polley went down: 107-313 from three for 34%. Polley himself was 30-74 (40.5%). Rest of the team 77-239 (32.2%).

7 games since: 43-154 from three for 27.9%.
 
They are trending up for the 2nd game in a row.

11-26 for 42.3% today (after 10-22 for 45.5% against Tulsa). Again, as I said, it had to get better at some point.

Before Polley went down: 107-313 from three for 34%. Polley himself was 30-74 (40.5%). Rest of the team 77-239 (32.2%).

8 games since: 54-180 from three for 30%.
 
Another good performance from three last night. 11-25 for 44%. That's three games in a row over 40%. If they can do that most nights they're going to win a lot of games.

Before Polley went down: 107-313 from three for 34%. Polley himself was 30-74 (40.5%). Rest of the team 77-239 (32.2%).

9 games since: 65-205 from three for 31.7%.
 
HooperScooper said:
Another good performance from three last night. 11-25 for 44%. That's three games in a row over 40%. If they can do that most nights they're going to win a lot of games.

Before Polley went down: 107-313 from three for 34%. Polley himself was 30-74 (40.5%). Rest of the team 77-239 (32.2%).

9 games since: 65-205 from three for 31.7%.
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Our guard play has been much better which has allowed transition threes as well as penetrating and kicking out
 
ZenConn said:
Without shooting, we need to be in the 20's in fast break points and give ourselves some easy baskets.

We aren't going to win going into a half court battle with most of these teams.
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With Jackson, Bouk and Cole, I'd expect to see a lot more of the iso stuff that we've all come to hate. I suspect we'll like it more next year.
 
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Unintended consequences maybe, but since coming off the bench and being relieved of being primary ballhandler, AG has been shooting better from beyond the arc. 7-10 over last four games.
 
HooperScooper said:
Another good performance from three last night. 11-25 for 44%. That's three games in a row over 40%. If they can do that most nights they're going to win a lot of games.

Before Polley went down: 107-313 from three for 34%. Polley himself was 30-74 (40.5%). Rest of the team 77-239 (32.2%).

9 games since: 65-205 from three for 31.7%.
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Thanks for keeping track of this. Most importantly, it shows the importance of sample size for determining true team ("population") 3pt ability. A sample of ~200 shots distributed amongst the team's usual shooters is probably going to show you a team's true 3pt shooting % over the entire season +/- 1-2%

Of course, the statement above assumes nothing that can tangibly affect the 3pt shooting % changes from sample to sample...things like extra practice to fix shooting mechanics issues, working on offensive sets to get better 3pt shot locations/situations, etc.

Hopefully, our 3-game streak of substantially improved 3pt shooting sustains due to recent practice efforts and hard work...I personally think by the eye test that, as a whole, the team has been taking better quality 3pt shots over the last 3 games.
 
Big step back with the threes today. 4-23 for 17.4%. Ugh. But I'll take the win!

Before Polley went down: 107-313 from three for 34%. Polley himself was 30-74 (40.5%). Rest of the team 77-239 (32.2%).

10 games since: 69-228 from three for 30.3%.
 
Forgot to do this after the Temple game. 7-24 (for 29.2%) in a loss.

Before Polley went down: 107-313 from three for 34%. Polley himself was 30-74 (40.5%). Rest of the team 77-239 (32.2%).

11 games since: 76-252 from three for 30.2%.
 
After the USF game. 8-17 (47.1%) in a win.

Before Polley went down: 107-313 from three for 34%. Polley himself was 30-74 (40.5%). Rest of the team 77-239 (32.2%).

12 games since: 84-269 from three for 31.2%.

I think this sample size is now big enough to show that without Polley they're pretty much a low 30's percent shooting team from three. Need some better shooters. Bouknight is 21-56 for 37.5%. He's trending up so hopefully he starts shooting more of the team's threes.
 
I'll keep updating this through the end of the regular season although at this point it's pretty clear that the team's three point percentage besides Polley was just a little better before he went down as after he went down (32.2% vs. 30.9%).

For the season the team's 3 point shooting percentage without Polley's threes is 31.7% (167/527). 31.7% would place them about 260 out of 350 teams in D1, which isn't very good. 34.2% (team's three point shooting percentage with Polley before he got hurt) would place them about 135.

5-19 against UCF last night (26.3%). But they still scored 81 points.

Before Polley went down: 107-313 from three for 34.2%. Polley himself was 30-74 (40.5%). Rest of the team 77-239 (32.2%).

13 games since: 89-288 from three for 30.9%.
 
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Drive & dish if needed.
 
10-29 against ECU yesterday (34.5%). I'd take that every game. Two games in a row over 80 points (never thought I'd be writing that earlier this season!).

Before Polley went down: 107-313 from three for 34.2%. Polley himself was 30-74 (40.5%). Rest of the team 77-239 (32.2%).

14 games since: 99-317 from three for 31.2%.
 
Finished on a down note the last 2 games from three but got 2 wins. Which I guess proves they're doing other things well enough now to get wins without shooting threes well.

4-17 against Houston (23.5%).

5-20 against Tulane (25%).

Before Polley went down: 107-313 from three for 34.2%. Polley himself was 30-74 (40.5%). Rest of the team 77-239 (32.2%).

16 games since: 108-350 from three for 30.9%. For comparison purposes 30.9% for the season would place them 299 out of 350 teams. Not good.

For the season overall they were 216-667 for 32.4%, which is 222 out of 350 teams.

Hopefully Polley comes back healthy and productive next year and everyone shoots it better from three. Cole is statistically a very good three point shooter so he should help. I also expect Bouknight to take more threes on the season and shoot a higher percentage (25-72 for 34.7%).
 
HooperScooper said:
Finished on a down note the last 2 games from three but got 2 wins. Which I guess proves they're doing other things well enough now to get wins without shooting threes well.

4-17 against Houston (23.5%).

5-20 against Tulane (25%).

Before Polley went down: 107-313 from three for 34.2%. Polley himself was 30-74 (40.5%). Rest of the team 77-239 (32.2%).

16 games since: 108-350 from three for 30.9%. For comparison purposes 30.9% for the season would place them 299 out of 350 teams. Not good.

For the season overall they were 216-667 for 32.4%, which is 222 out of 350 teams.

Hopefully Polley comes back healthy and productive next year and everyone shoots it better from three. Cole is statistically a very good three point shooter so he should help. I also expect Bouknight to take more threes on the season and shoot a higher percentage (25-72 for 34.7%).
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Bouknight seemed awfully tentative against Tulane
 
HooperScooper said:
Finished on a down note the last 2 games from three but got 2 wins. Which I guess proves they're doing other things well enough now to get wins without shooting threes well.

4-17 against Houston (23.5%).

5-20 against Tulane (25%).

Before Polley went down: 107-313 from three for 34.2%. Polley himself was 30-74 (40.5%). Rest of the team 77-239 (32.2%).

16 games since: 108-350 from three for 30.9%. For comparison purposes 30.9% for the season would place them 299 out of 350 teams. Not good.

For the season overall they were 216-667 for 32.4%, which is 222 out of 350 teams.

Hopefully Polley comes back healthy and productive next year and everyone shoots it better from three. Cole is statistically a very good three point shooter so he should help. I also expect Bouknight to take more threes on the season and shoot a higher percentage (25-72 for 34.7%).
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We're going to need to be over 30% in the AAC Tournament if we want to win games against WSU and Cincy.
 
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