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Message: [QUOTE="TeamFirst!, post: 4319403, member: 11538"] With the exception of Lou, I cited their college career numbers. It doesn't take a genius to know that their college career numbers are the best data set for this. For Lou, I just used her last 3 years in a row which is an even bigger sample size than any of the other players. 3 point shooting can obviously fluctuate for any player but a larger data set is a better indicator than a smaller one and a more recent data set is generally better than one 4 years old. For Lou, she was a consistent 40% type 3 point shooter the last 3 years in a row and a primary scorer on her team. Paige shot 46.4% from 3 her entire first year when she was healthy. Again, no one is saying pass up layups or open 2 point shots. No one is saying give up Geno's offensive schemes that he has used for many years. I'm just saying we should maximize the strengths of this team. Paige's 46.4% from 3 her freshman year is better than Steph Curry EVER shot in any year in the NBA. Should the Golden State Warriors shoot a lot of 3 pointers? Most analysts would say yes. Azzi gives every indication of being a shooter of a similar level to Paige if not better. Lou has a 3 year track record of outstanding 3 point shooting. A lot of All American players shoot around 45% overall, including layups. For players to shoot over 40% is not that unusual now but they are a huge contributor to an offense and we have 3 of them and maybe potentially 4. Every indication is that it should be a big part of this team's offense next year. If you sincerely look at the numbers objectively, it is obvious. What I like about it the most is that every player on the floor knows when a top shooter is putting up a 3 point shot. If they are open they are generally putting up the shot. We should use that to crash the boards, block out...etc. Knowing when the shot is going up is a strategic advantage also. Having 3 players who can all bury the 3 consistently is very hard to stop. If the opposing players are guarding everyone at the 3 point line, the middle should be open for movement and back door plays. It is a game changer and can potentially put us in a position to beat any team over a 2 game sample size like the final 4. No matter how good the other team is, it is very difficult to lose when you shoot over 40% from 3 and have good defense. We don't have to have the best big in the country. We maximize our advantages and minimize our weaaknesses. [/QUOTE]

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