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Rickster said:
I'm pretty sure Kim will field a team that can shoot the 3. If their defense improves over last season, will the 3 ball be a critical offensive skill needed to win?
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Offensive rebounding will be. Even good 3 point shooters miss more than they make; we need 5 girls on the court at all times who nab the loose balls so over all we can hav a higher shot volume than every team we face.

We should be #1 in the country in oRBs every year from here on out, (last year we were only behind LSU and Grambling, with a 39% rebound rate) unless another team adopts this style at some point.

wrt the posts at the top of this page, Whitehorn is the lowest rebounding% returner -- the only girls that rebounded less than her in SEC play were our 3P specialists, Darby, Spear, and Spencer. Hopefully we see some improvement in that area from her!

It's also an area that Alyssa has underrated value in. She was 4th in offensiv rating in SEC play out of our starting 10, in part because she rebounded at such a high rate, yet because she didn't score much herself (6, 4, and 2 were the point totals in her only 20+ SEC minute games) so it was incredibly easy to miss how she contributed to the offensiv production, getting her and her teammates second-chance points.
 
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LV renaissance said:
I imagine Coach will stick to her stated philosophy of wanting anyone to shoot a wide open 3. She did amend it a bit last year to say if someone has been cold from the three, then work more on drive and penetrate. I would be pleasantly surprised if this team hits 34% from the 3 line given that several Freshmen are likely to get significant minutes and the main 3-point shooter that is likely to play a lot is MIa, who will need to be focusing on being a Freshman point guard, I think that she will be a great one and may make a big splash even this year, but it is a lot to expect from her that she also needs to lead the team in 3 point shooting with all her other duties. It will be remarkable if we have anyone on the team who take several three pointers and hits 47+% of them like Jewell did last year against the SEC regular season, which is truly amazing and brought our overall number up substantially in SEC play. I do think it may be possible that against the very best teams our athleticism may help some players get more open for 3-pointers than last year, as at times this was hard for Jewell, Darby and Puckett to do so. So, this could be one area of improved shooting in the most critical games. I think if we even get close to last year's percentages, we will be greatly improved overall due to likely much better defense, better rebounding, and having a boat load of folks who can create off the dribble. I am ready!!
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Three’s in transition, especially after takeaways, are a different animal than MORE contested shots in half court sets. Bet each player has different green light criteria. Later in clock shots will be interesting to follow as to the mix of 2’s and 3’s.
 
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here are the 3pt shooting percentages of all of caldwell's teams along with their records

glenville state:
2016 - 31% (24-6)
2017 - 31% (31-2)
2018 - 31% (30-3)
2019 - 35% (26-5)
2020 - 31% (12-4)
2021 - 33% (35-1) *natty
2022 - 32% (33-3)

marshall:
2023 - 33% (26-7)

tennessee:
2024 - 32% (24-10)
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that's an overall average of 32% and i know 34% is the target goal,
but if the lady vols can maintain 31% they should be okay

caldwell's ''best 5'' lineup from her natty team wasn't the best from behind the arc
as you can see the stats below, reshawna stone was the only one to shoot a high 3pt percentage
so if the lady vols don't shoot it great, all is not lost just as long as they stay strong in other areas

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KingBlue said:
here are the 3pt shooting percentages of all of caldwell's teams along with their records

glenville state:
2016 - 31% (24-6)
2017 - 31% (31-2)
2018 - 31% (30-3)
2019 - 35% (26-5)
2020 - 31% (12-4)
2021 - 33% (35-1) *natty
2022 - 32% (33-3)

marshall:
2023 - 33% (26-7)

tennessee:
2024 - 32% (24-10)
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that's an overall average of 32% and i know 34% is the target goal,
but if the lady vols can maintain 31% they should be okay

caldwell's ''best 5'' lineup from her natty team wasn't the best from behind the arc
as you can see the stats below, reshawna stone was the only one to shoot a high 3pt percentage
so if the lady vols don't shoot it great, all is not lost just as long as they stay strong in other areas

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Outstanding insight! Thanks!
 
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Coach KIm is simply irresistible.....
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KingBlue said:
here are the 3pt shooting percentages of all of caldwell's teams along with their records

glenville state:
2016 - 31% (24-6)
2017 - 31% (31-2)
2018 - 31% (30-3)
2019 - 35% (26-5)
2020 - 31% (12-4)
2021 - 33% (35-1) *natty
2022 - 32% (33-3)

marshall:
2023 - 33% (26-7)

tennessee:
2024 - 32% (24-10)
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that's an overall average of 32% and i know 34% is the target goal,
but if the lady vols can maintain 31% they should be okay

caldwell's ''best 5'' lineup from her natty team wasn't the best from behind the arc
as you can see the stats below, reshawna stone was the only one to shoot a high 3pt percentage
so if the lady vols don't shoot it great, all is not lost just as long as they stay strong in other areas

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Consistency is key here. Really stable and not bad. If we could get them up around 35-36% consistently (which I think is possible with better talent like we have) that’s tough to beat.
 
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VolBall09 said:
Consistency is key here. Really stable and not bad. If we could get them up around 35-36% consistently (which I think is possible with better talent like we have) that’s tough to beat.
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On the volume we’ll shoot? Put down the bong…

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Edit:
I withdraw my incredulity. There were around 25 teams that shot threes in that range or better last year. Six shot over 38% … on some volume.

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KingBlue said:
here are the 3pt shooting percentages of all of caldwell's teams along with their records

glenville state:
2016 - 31% (24-6)
2017 - 31% (31-2)
2018 - 31% (30-3)
2019 - 35% (26-5)
2020 - 31% (12-4)
2021 - 33% (35-1) *natty
2022 - 32% (33-3)

marshall:
2023 - 33% (26-7)

tennessee:
2024 - 32% (24-10)
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that's an overall average of 32% and i know 34% is the target goal,
but if the lady vols can maintain 31% they should be okay

caldwell's ''best 5'' lineup from her natty team wasn't the best from behind the arc
as you can see the stats below, reshawna stone was the only one to shoot a high 3pt percentage
so if the lady vols don't shoot it great, all is not lost just as long as they stay strong in other areas

View attachment 778266
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32 percent was good enough last season as far as scoring points and having a really great and consistent offense. The defense was not very good gave up way to many points. We needed just two or three more stops in several games to win them. I think if we can see a huge improvement in the defense this season 32 will be awesome in winning games.
 
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