Sanogo's three pointers
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When he's wide open fire away.
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2-3 a game max. Right now he’s hitting at least 1 or 2 a game.
I love his versatility, and honestly, if he keeps making them, then keep shooting them!
but the facts are we just have many shooters who are better than him, who we’d much rather prefer taking those shots lol
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He seems to be taking them at the right clip. They’ve all been good shots. I don’t think Coach wants him putting up like Hawkins or calacaterra , but it’s an awesome keep the D honest weapon.
He’s 7 of 13 for the year. Undoubtedly that will regress to the mean as the season goes on but If he even makes 1 of 3 for the rest of the year that’s really solid for a 6’9”, 240 lb. big. I say keep shooting them if he is open and they are good looks.
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There's value making opponents' defenses honor Sanogo when he's out in space.
Right now, Sanogo is averaging 1.9 3PA per game and last year Isaiah Whaley averaged 1.7 3PA.
In summary, I support Sanogo taking about the same amount of threes Whaley did last year.
What I love about that is that it makes opponents' defenses respect all five of our starters on the perimeter.
How many teams can say that?
Right now, Sanogo is averaging 1.9 3PA per game and last year Isaiah Whaley averaged 1.7 3PA.
In summary, I support Sanogo taking about the same amount of threes Whaley did last year.
What I love about that is that it makes opponents' defenses respect all five of our starters on the perimeter.
How many teams can say that?
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One of the things I enjoy about his 3s is that most often he is undefended, has time to set himself and drop that 3.
Someone on D lost him/missed his assignment and Adama makes them pay, hard.
I know others can drop 3s and are better at it, but his 3s are a particular gut punch to our opponents.
Loved the 3 that DC took last night. Too bad it didn't drop. What a look if both of our bigs have the green light outside the 3pt line?
Karaban, Sanogo and Clingan, each with an outside shot? What a nightmare for the opposing coach.
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It really befuddles teams trying to defend our pick and roll and opens up the floor. They have to respect him rolling to the hoop and now sometimes he’s popping for a handoff or drive and kick to the 3 line instead. Teams have gotten the memo and need to get up on him, and that then opens up stuff like the beautiful over the top pass to a cutting Hawkins last night.
It’s really solid stuff we are running now. And made possible because he worked so hard to be a threat from there.
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And don’t forget that Samson Johnson supposedly had a nice stroke from 3 as well!
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The hidden value in Sanogo's three point shooting is the affect it will have on recruiting. If you are a high school big who is great in the paint, Sanogo is exhibit A that you can come to Storrs and round out your game to fit the NBA.
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In general I'm all about taking shots. And that's my thought for Sanogo as well. It's a good looking shot with good form. Doesn't jump a ton. Nor does it look like he throws the ball much. Its a soft looking shot. Let er' rip.
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I have no problem with any shot he’s taken. If they’re packing the paint and leaving him wide open, fire away. Between that and his improvement putting the ball on the floor and driving from the top of the key, he’s just a monster to defend right now.
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And when they start to close-out hard on him, he has enough handle to drive by and score with a post move. He needs to keep practicing awareness of what to do if he dribbles into traffic.
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In the 2 games we've played against high-major competition, he's 3-6 50%.
Keep shooting as long as you're open.
That shot will be the difference between open lanes to the basket, and easy kickouts to open shooters, and not. Those open kickout 3's will lead to more open driving lanes.
Keep shooting as long as you're open.
That shot will be the difference between open lanes to the basket, and easy kickouts to open shooters, and not. Those open kickout 3's will lead to more open driving lanes.
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I have no issue with him taking 3s at the rate he has been; in fact, it's a huge weapon. I know it wasn't at the 3 point line, but he had a play where he pump faked when he had the ball at the free throw line, and then drove by his man when he bit on the fake and hit a shot off the glass. He also had a beautiful pass to (I think?) Hawkins for a lay-in. Basically, when he's on his game he's unguardable by an opposing team's 5.
As Adama's in-game/ spontaneous BBIQ continues to evolve based on game situations/matchups--And it has-- He's understanding much better when to take that shot.. One of his threes yesterday was a major momentum shifter.. His coach is not going to discourage him from continuing to take "good" threes.. So far.. Its working great.
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Stop settling for 3s. Until last night he seemed to be taking them in the flow of the offense. There was a lot of standing around, settling for bad shots from 9 minutes left in the first half until about halfway through the second half. Sonogo wasn't the worst offender, either.
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That's another fair point. None of his threes he's taken this year have been boneheaded shot attempts. They all made sense irregardless to the outcome.
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I think he should shoot them when he's wide open and can step into the shot. I don't expect he'll be putting up shots like Hawkins. An average of 2 a game is fine with me.
Posting this again, but I wonder when @Fishy is going to say he was wrong about Sanogo shooting threes? Just asking because I don't know if he still believes that and if he's changed his mind it would be nice to see him admit he was wrong.
For reference:
www.the-boneyard.com
Posting this again, but I wonder when @Fishy is going to say he was wrong about Sanogo shooting threes? Just asking because I don't know if he still believes that and if he's changed his mind it would be nice to see him admit he was wrong.
For reference:
The Casual's Thoughts on Opening Night
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