UConn's best three point shooters

[superjohn]

The numbers say UConn's best three point shooters on the season are Akok and Jackson. Not sure that's who most people had leading the team in three point percentage heading into the season.

 

[Kitaman]

Well, Jackson always has wide open looks. Just saying..

 

[storrsroars]

The numbers say UConn's best three point shooters on the season are Akok and Jackson. Not sure that's who most people had leading the team in three point percentage heading into the season.

What numbers are you looking at? Akok and Martin the only ones >40%

 

[Kolumbo]

Akok and Jackson only took 13 each before this game. Too small a sample. Cole (64) Polley (60) Gaffney (28) Hawkins (26) are the shooters.

 

[husky8273]

What numbers are you looking at? Akok and Martin the only ones >40%

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35% ranks us #125

 

[storrsroars]

Akok and Jackson only took 13 each before this game. Too small a sample. Cole (64) Polley (60) Gaffney (28) Hawkins (26) are the shooters.

More like "hoisters" except for Hawkins.

 

[superjohn]

What numbers are you looking at? Akok and Martin the only ones >40%

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Akok is 57% on the season. Jackson is 40%. Martin is 38%.

 

[storrsroars]

Akok is 57% on the season. Jackson is 40%. Martin is 38%.

As of 5 hours ago. Jackson goes 2-2, Akok 0-1, Martin 1-5 and because of this one game, suddenly Jax is the guy?

If you're saying he should take more, sure. Everybody but Polley (29.9%) should take more it seems. Let's see if he can keep it up, but the perimeter is not ideally where I'd want him and his rebounding.

 

[AdamaNation]

35% ranks us #125

Do middle of the pack. Being that was not going to be a strength. That seems good. How high were our better teams ranked in the past? For fun, where was 90,94,96,99,00,02,04,06,09,11,14,16 and 20?

 

[NEforceUConn]

UConn’s best 3 point shooters? Oxymoron?

 

[Fatroony5]

Polley shooting under 30% from 3 on over 5.5 attempts per game. Ooooof.

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

I’m most confident when Martin shoots. I can’t put my finger on it but there’s something in Cole’s pre-shot that I can tell if it’s going in or not. Might be his feet

 

[navery12]

We're a bad shooting team with lots of players with bad shooting percentages

 

[puppygenius]

It's tough sledding when your shooter (Polley) can't shoot. I am tired of it, he hasn't improved in 5 years.

 

[alphasigko]

We have 3-point shooters who consistently and reliably make them? I did not know that from watching the games....

 

[superjohn]

As of 5 hours ago. Jackson goes 2-2, Akok 0-1, Martin 1-5 and because of this one game, suddenly Jax is the guy?

If you're saying he should take more, sure. Everybody but Polley (29.9%) should take more it seems. Let's see if he can keep it up, but the perimeter is not ideally where I'd want him and his rebounding.

I'm not saying anything other than Akok and Jackson are our two highest percentage three point shooters for the season.

 

[bendm]

Not Hurley’s fault. Somehow with this atrocious shooting we could still have won every game. That’s the silver lining. Even when we play like crap we can still win and he has to get credit for that.

 

[giddyup]

Not Hurley’s fault. Somehow with this atrocious shooting we could still have won every game. That’s the silver lining. Even when we play like crap we can still win and he has to get credit for that.

He recruits them, he teaches them, he prepares them, and he directs them…. But not his fault?

 

[bendm]

He recruits them, he teaches them, he prepares them, and he directs them…. But not his fault?

Yeah it’s a video game where if the player misses it’s the gamers fault…he also didn’t recruit polley initially. Some players also just don’t live up to expectations it happens.

 

[imno1]

Not Hurley’s fault. Somehow with this atrocious shooting we could still have won every game. That’s the silver lining. Even when we play like crap we can still win and he has to get credit for that.

On the other hand we go through long stretches without scoring almost every game. This doesn't bode well for making a run in any tournament. I'm not giving up hope but I would play Akok more and figure out ways to get him involved in the offense. I would play Diggins and see if he can run our team. If he can't handle it then go to Gaffney. I feel Coach Hurley lets too many minutes go by expecting Polley and Gaffney to have that blind squirrel finding the acorn game. I believe he's given them enough rope without results.

 

[ucp990411]

It's tough sledding when your shooter (Polley) can't shoot. I am tired of it, he hasn't improved in 5 years.

Time to give up on the idea that he is a great shooter. He is in his 5th year. I would rather give Hawkins his shots.

 

[bendm]

On the other hand we go through long stretches without scoring almost every game. This doesn't bode well for making a run in any tournament. I'm not giving up hope but I would play Akok more and figure out ways to get him involved in the offense. I would play Diggins and see if he can run our team. If he can't handle it then go to Gaffney. I feel Coach Hurley lets too many minutes go by expecting Polley and Gaffney to have that blind squirrel finding the acorn game. I believe he's given them enough rope without results.

Agreed. There’s a balance to be struck here. Ultimately we’re talking about another field goal or two in each of the 3 Ls. posters are acting like Hurley is clueless but We are missing way too many open spots as well.

A combination of calling one more good scoring play from Hurley plus one more made open jumper from a player and we coulda beaten msu, wva, and pc. these are marginal improvements we can make.

 

[alphasigko]

Agreed. There’s a balance to be struck here. Ultimately we’re talking about another field goal or two in each of the 3 Ls. posters are acting like Hurley is clueless but We are missing way too many open spots as well.

A combination of calling one more good scoring play from Hurley plus one more made open jumper from a player and we coulda beaten msu, wva, and pc. these are marginal improvements we can make.

Yes, but the shooter MUST make the shot(s)