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KML watch: career three-pointers made

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j66kicker said:
depending on how far Missouri gets in their conference and NCAA tourney, KML may play more games this year.
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Wonder how many games (if any) Ms. Eye lost to injury or illness during her college career. A significant number of games for KML.
 
JS said:
Wonder how many games (if any) Ms. Eye lost to injury or illness during her college career. A significant number of games for KML.
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Good point. Just looking ahead from this point to speculate on who might finish with more...
 
JS said:
Wonder how many games (if any) Ms. Eye lost to injury or illness during her college career. A significant number of games for KML.
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Ms. Eye might not have missed any games in the regular season as KML, but certainly her team played less games in the post-season tourneys than KML in the past three years!
 
JS said:
Wonder how many games (if any) Ms. Eye lost to injury or illness during her college career. A significant number of games for KML.
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Just looked it up. Prior to this season, Morgan Eye had played in 94 Games ( 52 starts), 2707 minutes, and made 283 3-pt field goals. KML played in 104 games ( 65 starts) 3036 minutes , and made 277 3-pt field goals. Although KML shoots at a higher percentage, she has also played more games, and more minutes.
 
Aluminny69 said:
Although KML shoots at a higher percentage, she has also played more games, and more minutes.
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So the difference is that Ms. Eye takes a lot more three point shots than KML for the time played. Obviously has the green light and takes full advantage of it.

You didn't mention the percentage difference. Possible conclusions:

  • Mizz has little else going on offensively and relies on her to keep putting them up; and/or
  • Mizz opponents are not, in general, big on perimeter defense.
If she's shooting a low percentage, that would suggest the first conclusion.

A high percentage would suggest the second, i.e. she's open a lot in the absence of the "you have to know where she is at all times" defensive strategy that should prevail for someone of such notoriety.
 
JS said:
So the difference is that Ms. Eye takes a lot more three point shots than KML for the time played. Obviously has the green light and takes full advantage of it.

You didn't mention the percentage difference. Possible conclusions:

  • Mizz has little else going on offensively and relies on her to keep putting them up; and/or
  • Mizz opponents are not, in general, big on perimeter defense.
If she's shooting a low percentage, that would suggest the first conclusion.

A high percentage would suggest the second, i.e. she's open a lot in the absence of the "you have to know where she is at all times" defensive strategy that should prevail for someone of such notoriety.
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Ms. Eye ( I might nickname her Dead Eye) shoots a pretty good percentage. She has made 325 Treys in 813 attempts, for a 40% average. KML has made 315 treys in 717 attempts, for a 44% average. Ms. Eye has taken 96 more 3-pt shots, while playing 362 less minutes than KML.
 
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The record is about the number that was made. There is also a separate record for accuracy. And the record is not tied to how many years/games one player played. (Ms. Tuck could play five years although she is not going to break the 3-point record.)
The race will be between KML(how often will she not be swamped by opponents and Ms. Eye(how deep can she carry her team during the post-season)...It will be a very interesting race.
 
Well, we know the Morgan Eye wrinkle exists, but back to Laurie Koehn's record:

KML sits at 326 treys for her college career after today's USF game. If she can just average three three-pointers a game going forward she'll be right there.

GO KML!!! It's in you to do it!
 
Yes, KML has played more (post season) games. Fair to presume that post season games involve teams that play tougher defense. Also, across the season Uconn's strength of schedule tends to be higher than most teams...

Go KML!!
 
Make that 331 treys for KML, or 61 short of the record. She's got 54 treys in 18 games this season, or an average of exactly 3 per. The record won't be easy, but 392 is still attainable for her.
 
Agreed that 392 is reachable, but not easy. Plus Morgan Eye might get there first. But I like how K is playing now. 9 treys in 2 games is very solid.

Records are not supposed to be easily broken.

Man, if she had 36 more for the 12 games she missed, she could get to 425.
 
MilfordHusky said:
Kaleena has some serious competition. She is NOT the active leader in 3-pointers made. As of last night, Morgan Eye of Missouri has 325. K needs to get VERY hot.
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Based on your numbers and looking at the box scores for Morgan Eye since then I show her with an active total as of this morning of 334 to KML's 331. Since your post Morgan has gone 9-29
 
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Unfortunately , its going to be tough for KML to reach the record...........Only because she plays on an outstanding team. Consider , over the course of the next 10 games or so UConn may experience a few blowouts of the opponent , forcing Geno to rest his starters more. Including KML. Morgan Eye , not being on the calibre of team as KML , is relied upon more and will get rested a lot less giving her more opportunity to reach the record.

All in all , I think KML would rather reach another FF and get a chance at a 3rd NC.
 
KML will have her scoring totals impacted by playing for UConn just as many other AA's have before her. Team first, individual honors a distant second. It is the price of greatness.
 
HGN said:
Unfortunately , its going to be tough for KML to reach the record......Only because she plays on an outstanding team. Consider , over the course of the next 10 games or so UConn may experience a few blowouts of the opponent , forcing Geno to rest his starters more. Including KML. Morgan Eye , not being on the calibre of team as KML , is relied upon more and will get rested a lot less giving her more opportunity to reach the record.

All in all , I think KML would rather reach another FF and get a chance at a 3rd NC.
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In the upcoming blowouts, if KML shoots 3's in limited minutes like she did last night (5), then she should have a comfortable cushion to offset any 'off' games. I see her cruising to the record regardless of the limited minutes. If Morgan Eye gets hot too, then KML may not be able to keep up with her. But if I were betting (is there a prop bet in Vegas on this?) then I'd go with KML getting the record.
 
j66kicker said:
In the upcoming blowouts, if KML shoots 3's in limited minutes like she did last night (5), then she should have a comfortable cushion to offset any 'off' games. I see her cruising to the record regardless of the limited minutes. If Morgan Eye gets hot too, then KML may not be able to keep up with her. But if I were betting (is there a prop bet in Vegas on this?) then I'd go with KML getting the record.
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j66 , I hope you're right. Either way , KML is blowing away the UConn record and making a name for herself in the national record book.
 
HGN said:
j66 , I hope you're right. Either way , KML is blowing away the UConn record and making a name for herself in the national record book.
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With potentially 21 games to go, she needs to average 2.9 3's per game to equal the record. This is slightly under her current average this season of 3.0 per game, so she's a little more than on pace. We have 12 more AAC games where I expect her to pad the average a little, and then potentially 9 post-season games where who knows what will happen. IMO the only thing that would keep her from getting there is an unexpected tournament loss, limiting the total # games.
 
My bet is that the race would be very close up till NCAA tournament. Ms Eye might lead, getting close to the record and there is a slight chance that she might break the record first in the first or second round of the tournament before her team loses out, And then KML will retake the lead and write her name in the record book...
 
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ezxccsc said:
Based on your numbers and looking at the box scores for Morgan Eye since then I show her with an active total as of this morning of 334 to KML's 331. Since your post Morgan has gone 9-29
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Ms, Eye and KML each scored 3 3-pnt today, 337-334
 
K has taken the team lead in shooting threes, at .518. Moriah is at .510. The team is at a very good .411.

K is also back to # 2 in scoring, at 14.7 ppg.
 
hussybulldog said:
Ms, Eye and KML each scored 3 3-pnt today, 337-334
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Missouri probably has 11 or 12 games left (vs 20 for KML most likely). Improbable that Morgan Eye gets to 392 or finishes ahead of Kaleena.
 
Suebird10fan said:
Missouri probably has 11 or 12 games left (vs 20 for KML most likely). Improbable that Morgan Eye gets to 392 or finishes ahead of Kaleena.
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I tend to agree. Mizzou is only 11-8 and seems unlikely to even make the NCAA's. However they might make the NIT so she will have a chance at post season play. Of course, UCONN should likely easily win the AAC while I don't see Mizzou making it past the first round of the SEC tourney...
 
ericsandiego said:
I tend to agree. Mizzou is only 11-8 and seems unlikely to even make the NCAA's. However they might make the NIT so she will have a chance at post season play. Of course, UCONN should likely easily win the AAC while I don't see Mizzou making it past the first round of the SEC tourney...
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I was thinking the WNIT is possible for Mizzou and Morgan Eye.
 
Sad to say... but with UCONN's upcoming competition, I see limited minutes for KML... 20 per game if that... but, she has been able to get open easier and sink the three ball. In the last three games she is average 4 a game. So.... if she can do 4 a game x 21 games that would be nice ;)

But lets not forget this is also the same KML who hit 10 to start the season... had 7 against Duke last year after missing all that time... She might have a game where she goes for 10 easily
 
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01Neaggrad02 said:
Sad to say... but with UCONN's upcoming competition, I see limited minutes for KML... 20 per game if that... but, she has been able to get open easier and sink the three ball. In the last three games she is average 4 a game. So.... if she can do 4 a game x 21 games that would be nice ;)

But lets not forget this is also the same KML who hit 10 to start the season... had 7 against Duke last year after missing all that time... She might have a game where she goes for 10 easily
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I'm looking for a couple of those "10" games, which will ice it. Suspect Geno will cooperate.
 
For the record, I love that this thread has endured without me.
 
MilfordHusky said:
I was thinking the WNIT is possible for Mizzou and Morgan Eye.
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Ironically, KML's biggest impediment to the record is not Eye, but the other Morgan, ours. It has just become too easy to dump the ball into Tuck for the automatic two.
 
Sonny44 said:
Ironically, KML's biggest impediment to the record is not Eye, but the other Morgan, ours. It has just become too easy to dump the ball into Tuck for the automatic two.
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Though the broadcasters noted Geno's comment on this being an awful passing team, they pass the ball pretty well. And K is one of the best passers. The offense often breaks down when she is not on the floor. I liked her aggressiveness yesterday. For the second game in a row, she had more points than minutes. Certainly, she has found her stroke.
 
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