KML watch: career three-pointers made

[MilfordHusky]

One post-script to KML's performance in Albany: it seemed like she shot very well most of the season, but in spots, the pursuit of the record was getting in her head. Now she can relax completely having surpassed it. I'd love to see her shoot lights out without any pressure of the record weighing on her anymore. Just as she said in the post-game interview with Holly Rowe, the NC is the focus...

I think it really got in her head as she approached Diana's 318. Dee must have threatened her.

I'm looking forward to her display in Tampa. Why would a team not take her at #1??

 

[alexrgct]

I'd take her at #1. She plays with a lot of heart and poise, she's a great passer, and she moves very well without the ball. Meanwhile, she proved that if you can shoot treys at a 50% clip in high school, you can do it in college. Why wouldn't she prove she can do it in the WNBA?

 

[Sonny44]

I'd take her at #1. She plays with a lot of heart and poise, she's a great passer, and she moves very well without the ball. Meanwhile, she proved that if you can shoot treys at a 50% clip in high school, you can do it in college. Why wouldn't she prove she can do it in the WNBA?

Any team that passes on her will regret it.

 

[MilfordHusky]

Any team that passes on her will regret it.

Absolutely. She will make them pay.

 

[alexrgct]

Ok, I'll wrap this thread up. KML finished with 398 treys for her career. She had 104 assists for the season. She's the #4 UConn scorer- tied with Kerry Bascom and one point behind Nykesha Sales.

She also scored points 62 and 63 of last night's game. In other words, like Briana Banks last year and Heather Buck two years ago, she scored the last points of the championship season for UConn.

You are loved and missed, Kaleena.

 

[01Neaggrad02]

I wanted two more.. I wanted to be greedy and wanted 400 even! Can you imagine had she had the 14 games she missed throughout the four years? If she had about 3 3's and about 15 points... that could have been 42 more threes and 210 more points...\

 

[EricSD]

This thread has over 23,000 views and over 215 posts. Congrats to KML - greatest shooter in the history of WCBB!!

 

[UConnCat]

How fitting that the UConn shot that sealed the deal for national championship #10 was a 3-pointer by KML with an assist from Moriah. A big-time player made a big-time shot.

 

[hussybulldog]

I wanted two more.. I wanted to be greedy and wanted 400 even! Can you imagine had she had the 14 games she missed throughout the four years? If she had about 3 3's and about 15 points... that could have been 42 more threes and 210 more points...\

400 could be a even round number! Actually I wanted her to make a few more to break the NCAA single season 3-point record as well....Or just score one more point to have the sole No.3 position on the UConn all time score list...before being overtaken next year by the Great.

 

[Ouremblem]

I couldn't help remembering a ND game where KML had the last shot and missed. She sure didn't miss last night when it mattered most. If I have one memory of you, Kaleena, it will be that last 3 last night. You effectively ended it. It's been awesome watching you these past 4 years. Thanks for coming east!

 

[MilfordHusky]

I couldn't help remembering a ND game where KML had the last shot and missed. She sure didn't miss last night when it mattered most. If I have one memory of you, Kaleena, it will be that last 3 last night. You effectively ended it. It's been awesome watching you these past 4 years. Thanks for coming east!

In the loss to ND, Kaleena missed the 3-pointer after suffering a bad thigh contusion during the game. I'd still take my chances on KML having the final shot to win.

 

[alexrgct]

Indeed, Kaleena scored the last seven points of UConn's season, in fact. Very fitting that she went out on top by clinching this game. UConn's lead, once established, kept being whittled down to five or six points. The Huskies, to their collective credit, responded time and time again, KML, meanwhile, really surged offensively, so decisively the Irish conceded.

The best part of that three-pointer is that I saw her trailing Moriah on the break, and as soon as I saw Moriah start to turn and pass, I knew it was going to KML. And that this one was going in.

KML came east to be great and win championships. She's a great player and a champion. Her name is on the Huskies of Honor wall and in the record books. And she's got three championships she'll never forget. And we all had a player in KML we'll never forget.

 

[MilfordHusky]

How fitting that the UConn shot that sealed the deal for national championship #10 was a 3-pointer by KML with an assist from Moriah. A big-time player made a big-time shot.

And KML followed it with a foul-line jumper about a minute later. That was vintage from the California State Championship against Berkeley, when she outscored the entire Berkeley team in the second half. K is clutch in championship games. Winner!

 

[t-gal]

Eternity....how long she was holding that trophy. Best shot (picture, obviously) I've seen her take. ;-)

 

[MilfordHusky]

A few more KML factoids:

With 118 and 121, she has the top 2 UConn season records for 3-pointers. She was just short of the NCAA record.

At .492 and .488, she has the 2nd and 3rd highest UConn season 3-point percentages.

She also finished slightly behind Sue in career 3-point percentage. Kaleena put up a lot of threes and made a whole lot of them.

 

[UConnCat]

A few more KML factoids:

With 118 and 121, she has the top 2 UConn season records for 3-pointers. She was just short of the NCAA record.

At .492 and .488, she has the 2nd and 3rd highest UConn season 3-point percentages.

She also finished slightly behind Sue in career 3-point percentage. Kaleena put up a lot of threes and made a whole lot of them.

Hey Milford -- as our resident expert on KML's stats, what was her shooting % on 3s at Mater Dei? I know Lou made 115 three-pointers as a senior and KML made 116 her senior year, but I think KML may have shot better than Lou's 41%. What say you?

 

[Ouremblem]

In the loss to ND, Kaleena missed the 3-pointer after suffering a bad thigh contusion during the game. I'd still take my chances on KML having the final shot to win.

I only remember it because she was so bummed about missing it. She had a good look and should have taken the shot.

 

[MilfordHusky]

Hey Milford -- as our resident expert on KML's stats, what was her shooting % on 3s at Mater Dei? I know Lou made 115 three-pointers as a senior and KML made 116 her senior year, but I think KML may have shot better than Lou's 41%. What say you?

Sorry, Cat. I'm going on memory (faulty) and hear-say, but I think I recall hearing that both KML and Lou shot about 50% or even 52% from distance one season at Mater Dei. I think the locals may know with greater accuracy.

The Samuelsons are all great shooters. Bonnie shot .438 and Karlie shot .398 from the arc this season. Bonnie shot .903 on FTs and Karlie, bizarrely, was at .483 on limited attempts. Lou is supposed to be the nest player of the three. I'm not sure if she is the best shooter of the sisters, but I predict career stats of .440 from the arc and .880 from the line. And those are conservative numbers.

 

[Sonny44]

I just don't think anyone can replace her. Prettiest shot in any sport.

 

[UConn990411]

I just don't think anyone can replace her. Prettiest shot in any sport.

She's the closest thing to Ray Allen the women's game has ever seen. And it took Ray a lot longer than KML to become the elite shooter that he's known for (though KML doesn't have the hops that RA had early in his career).

It'll be a blast watching her play in a WNBA offense. I expect some 30- and 40-point nights outta her.

 

[DaddyChoc]

Ok, that is the easiest spot on the floor but ...

She opens with 39 in a row, then misses.

Then, I believe she nails 83 straight.

She gets a little careless tired as she rushes near the end.

Very impressive!

wow, I was impressed