Where does Katie Lou stand vs. Kaleena's 3 point stats at this point in their careers ? One of our resident stat geeks must have this info.
In their 1st year + 4 games
KML shot 106-267 for 39.7%
Lou shot 94-229 for 41.05%
KML had an very underrated midrange and post up game.I'll be the first to say I honestly didn't think KLS was so close thus far in her career in matching stats with the great KML. I just think we take KMLs entire 4 year stats into account when we compare and yes, KLS has a long way to go to catch up to the greatest 3 pt shooter the women's game has ever seen.
KLS is a triple threat....she can score inside, she definitely has proven she can score outside, and she can dance too!
KML had an very underrated midrange and post up game.
I disagree. I thought she could easily post up guards. Mid range was sweet. She was not a one trick pony.I didn't think her post up game was underrated. I didn't think it was very good. Her mid range game depended on the defense. With all that said, for her career, her ability to shoot as well as she did and was such a threat as a scorer in terms of efficiency was unprecedented / legendary.
I thought she had a good post-up game, but just didn't use it all that much. Or get a chance to use it, whatever.I didn't think her post up game was underrated. I didn't think it was very good. Her mid range game depended on the defense. With all that said, for her career, her ability to shoot as well as she did and was such a threat as a scorer in terms of efficiency was unprecedented / legendary.
I disagree. I thought she could easily post up guards. Mid range was sweet. She was not a one trick pony.
However, when we play in the AAC the defenders are not going to be what she has seen right now... She will be more open and better able to take the 3. During the conference games I would expect her to get 5 3's a game possibly...KLS beat KML records at Mater Dei - she has so far been a more accurate three point shooter but has taken few shots. That is likely to change this year as she will be depended on for more of the offensive output on this team. I will not be surprised if she does challenge that number, which I doubt will be more than a Uconn record by then.
Interestingly , in their respective frosh year, KML shot 48.2% from inside the arc while KLS shot an amazing 69.0%. It will be an interesting coaching decision on whether to keep KLS looking for the long ball. While it opens up space for are uber-athletes(Gabby and Collier ) to work underneath, it also takes a big out of position for offensive rebounds , a statistically weak area for us thus far.