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[QUOTE="Mazhude, post: 5177174, member: 2960"]
[URL='https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6085037/2025/01/24/mens-college-basketball-florida-texas-am-uconn-unc/']The Athletic[/URL]

"Will Warren wrote a fascinating piece this week about 3-point regression — [URL='https://statsbywill.substack.com/p/how-long-can-you-avoid-the-regression']"How Long Can You Avoid the Regression Monster?"[/URL] 
[HEADING=2][FONT=verdana][SIZE=3]—  in which he makes the probable argument that UConn is a victim of bad 3-point shooting variance. The Huskies, per KenPom, are 339th nationally in 3-point defense, allowing opponents to make 37.9 percent of their 3s. Considering UConn was top 40 in that respect the past two seasons, is it more likely that Hurley suddenly doesn’t know how to defend the perimeter or that opponents are making shots at an unsustainable rate? Warren makes the longer analytical argument, but the TLDR is the latter, and I buy it. That said, two other things about UConn do worry me right now..." In short, re-introducing an alpha offensive player this late... and fouling.[/SIZE][/FONT][/HEADING]
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