For those who are saying”this won’t change anything as our shooters all shoot from a foot or so behind the line” I must disagree. They shoot from back there to avoid inadvertently stepping on the line and making it a two point attempt. It stands to reason that they will continue that. Therefore, the distance will actually be longer than what they are currently used to and may result in lower percentages even for them. However, all things being equal, I believe we are in possibly the best position to benefit from this as our coaches have signed at least three, possibly more, players who are among the best long range shooters in the country. You have to wonder if Geno & Chris saw this coming and recruited accordingly!
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The contest was held in a HS gym and the 3 point line is the same for both boys and girls at 19.75 feet. Basketball Court Dimensions and Hoop Height: A Quick Guide Of course that means the women will be adjusting to 22.15 feet in college now.Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe that the 3 pt contest that Caroline just won was all from the men's 3 pt line. If so it already shows that she can hit from the 3 pt line. This years team will have at least 5 players that can hit from the new line. Azzi, Caroline, CW, PB, and Saylor, two others that most likely be able to hit it is EW and NM. That's a total of 7 players that can at anytime help open up the interior for Amari, AE, AG, Dorka, MM, ONO, and PG. Maybe one good thing will come out of the move, Liv won't be shooting the 3 pointer this coming season. The highlighted red is for the new additions for this season.
But all of them have played in International contests which is the same as the new line. They were able to hit them then and were shooting them in US team qualifications. Nika has been playing that line all her life, til she got to UConn.
Exactly. Remember that young girls are using the smaller ball as they are grow up and changing it ignores a reality that would only be a disadvantage to girls and women.
That is a very interesting statistic. I would expect it to have a bigger impact on the women's average at least for the first year.
I agree. I think it will just separate the girls from the women.
Yeah they need to work on a midrange game. Mir could really use a nice floater when she is amongst the trees.
Maybe she'll put up a banner about it....
Did you have 3-point range from the jump?
I was a post. Never shot beyond 5’ of the basket. I came right behind Abdul-Jabbar. The hook shot was very popular then. I became decent within that range. Also a hard shot to block.
I’m guessing she’s not liking it!
Floater? How about a jump shot from anywhere inside the arc? The last time she shot a 3 it got stuck between the rim and the backboard. The same goes for AG.
I usually agree with you Carnac. But are you saying women shooters shoot from beyond the men's 3pt line (sometimes well beyond) to avoid stepping on the women's 3 pt line?
From the ESPN article I linked earlier, this one sentence:
Dawn might prefer that games are all played in a phone booth.
But they probably shoot less effectively the farther they go back.
