I know there are people who claim it is best to either take a lay-up or a 3-point shot, that shooting mid-range 2 point shots is bad strategy. This may be even more the case when a team has great 3-point shooters like UConn. But, I love that shot- it has been extremely effective for UConn this season and in the tournament. Paige and Azzi are deadly with it, the shooter is that much closer to the basket so shooting % should be higher, and it opens up play in many ways. When UConn player drives past their defender and gets in the mid-range zone, they often have uncontested shot- but, if interior defender leaves their player to now defend this shot, the ball can be passed to forward/center who is inside for that lay-up. Or, they can kick it back outside for a 3-point attempt. One big difference that I saw with UConn and the other teams is that UConn took and made a lot of these medium distance shots.
Love the mid-range shot!
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