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brittannica said:
I also have a newfound appreciation for her toughness. She would take a charge, and she was sometimes the first to dive on a loose ball on the ground. I knew she was tough last year, but it's really apparent this year.
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Just wanted to acknowledge a positive post that isn't a rebuke, retort, defense, or accusation. Much appreciated. Stands out like a zinnia in a poo-pile. For some reason, such posts have become rare over the last 36 hours.

Tipoff and a return to the present tense can't come soon enough.
 
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Interesting Stat of what type percentage top teams are taking two point and three point.

Two Point Three point

Texas 81 percent and 19 percent
South Carolina 78 percent and 22 percent
LSU 78 percent and 22 percent
UConn 70 percent and 30 percent
Oklahoma 69 percent and 31 percent
UCLA 64 percent and 36 percent
TCU 60 percent and 40 percent
Tennessee 51 percent and 49 percent


Texas takes the lowest percentage of threes followed closely by Sc and LSU. We take almost half our shots as three pointers through four games. TCU takes 40 percent of their shots as threes. UConn only 30 percent. The split I like best is UConn 70 and 30 this seems like a logical shot selection. Texas seems to be to low just 19 percent may be because they don't feel it is the strong part of their offense.
 
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Volfan2012 said:
Interesting Stat of what type percentage top teams are taking two point and three point.

Two Point Three point

Texas 81 percent and 19 percent
South Carolina 78 percent and 22 percent
LSU 78 percent and 22 percent
UConn 70 percent and 30 percent
Oklahoma 69 percent and 31 percent
UCLA 64 percent and 36 percent
TCU 60 percent and 40 percent
Tennessee 51 percent and 49 percent


Texas takes the lowest percentage of threes followed closely by Sc and LSU. We take almost half our shots as three pointers through four games. TCU takes 40 percent of their shots as threes. UConn only 30 percent. The split I like best is UConn 70 and 30 this seems like a logical shot selection. Texas seems to be to low just 19 percent may be because they don't feel it is the strong part of their offense.
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FWIW, looking at Glenville State stats...

2021-22 season - 36.8% of attempts were from 3-point range. Finished 35-1
2019-20 season - 40.4% of attempts were from 3-point range. Finished 26-5
2018-19 season - 44.0% of attempts were from 3-point range. Finished 30-3

So CKC has won with and without attempting lots of 3s.
But also, these stats don't show how many traditional "...and one" threes those teams earned and converted by driving to the basket.
 
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BruisedOrange said:
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FWIW, looking at Glenville State stats...

2021-22 season - 36.8% of attempts were from 3-point range. Finished 35-1
2019-20 season - 40.4% of attempts were from 3-point range. Finished 26-5
2018-19 season - 44.0% of attempts were from 3-point range. Finished 30-3

So CKC has won with and without attempting lots of 3s.
But also, these stats don't show how many traditional "...and one" threes those teams earned and converted by driving to the basket.
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I think last years teams and maybe some past teams could've been geared more to take a large percentage of their shots as threes. I think this Tennessee team is geared more to the drive and paint shots. No way to prove if we would've scored anymore but the percentages say we would if 27 percent is our three point max. Were shooting 54 percent from the two and 27 percent from the three. Leveling off to 70 percent twos and 30 percent three would mean 58 more shots in the first four games would've been two point attempts. No way to determine if any foul shots would've been involved taking 14 more twos seems unlikely to get you any foul shot attempts with the three.. At our current level of making threes we'd probably gain 5 points per game leaning more to the two point shot. If were able to shoot 35 percent from three would be better to keep shooting the threes.

The number coach laid out last season and before this one was 34 percent from three as the goal so were underachieving 7 percent. Be interesting to where it goes from here going to be a lot of tough close games if 27 percent is where we land and were taking 34 a game. The players that are capable of that 34 percent or better goal are both Mia and Mya Pauldo, Cooper, Barker, and Civil thus far. No one else on the team has proven they can even make 30 percent from the three although Spearman was right at the 30 percent mark last season. She is down at 20 this year thus far.
 
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Volfan2012 said:
Interesting Stat of what type percentage top teams are taking two point and three point.

Two Point Three point

Texas 81 percent and 19 percent
South Carolina 78 percent and 22 percent
LSU 78 percent and 22 percent
UConn 70 percent and 30 percent
Oklahoma 69 percent and 31 percent
UCLA 64 percent and 36 percent
TCU 60 percent and 40 percent
Tennessee 51 percent and 49 percent


Texas takes the lowest percentage of threes followed closely by Sc and LSU. We take almost half our shots as three pointers through four games. TCU takes 40 percent of their shots as threes. UConn only 30 percent. The split I like best is UConn 70 and 30 this seems like a logical shot selection. Texas seems to be to low just 19 percent may be because they don't feel it is the strong part of their offense.
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Good analytics, thanks. It does point out the necessity of shooters. Was hoping Crittendon could be one in the front court. We need another in the front court and one at guard.
 
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That’s what they signed Oliviyah Edwards and Gabby Minus for in what’s the 4th straight elite recruiting class in 20 months. Edwards is a shooter at 6’3. Has a nice shooting stoke. Fundamentally sound.
Minus is a shooter too. I saw that evaluation from 247Sports and it does not match the film. She can shoot and spread the floor.
Nothing Crittendon brings that Edwards isn’t better in and that Minus can’t match as a more athletic player.
We’re good. The portal class will give us what we need to complete the roster.
 
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I’m pumped for the UCLA game.

I think it’s going to be the game Zee gets her head right. We are going to HAVE to have her against Betts. She’s got to hit a couple long balls to force her to guard her and open things up for Coop and Janiah in the paint. Jersey needs to be really physical and use all her fouls strategically, hack her up a little and frustrate her. Betts is a head case and if you get her flustered she’s a goner, been that way since HS.

We aren’t going to have a good answer for Betts so if they get in the half court she’s gonna score about half the time. She is bad about bringing the ball down or taking a dribble. Our guards have to snatch that from her or tie her up. Nothing frustrates a big girl more. She really doesn’t have much game, she’s just huge.

I do think our defensive guard play is actually better than theirs this season though. They have no answer for Cooper, I know that. Defensively they are not going to matchup with us well at several positions. They have size but are slower overall. They also only go 6 deep so we should be able to wear them down with our depth a little.

They do not turn teams over much at all (10 per game) but they cough it up 14 times per game. Rice is still coming off a shoulder and is def not 100% and can only go one direction. I think if we can force them into 18-20 turns we have strong odds on winning.

Kneepkens is the player we have GOT to stay attached too. She’s the one who could kill us from the wing off the press. Also great at getting a defender in the air and hitting the open middy on the baseline, she loves that move, got to play her honest. MTSU only scored in the first quarter on made threes off of us not getting matched up with shooter on the wing out of the press. Rover is going to have to pick a couple of those long passes early and make them nervous to throw it.

I think we’re going to have a really, really good scout on them having Janiah on our roster. It always helps when you have a former player from that team. You get insider info you just wouldn’t otherwise. I actually felt like that affected a couple of our first games with Wells and Ace both being able to provide their teams and insider scout.
 
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VolBall09 said:
I’m pumped for the UCLA game.

I think it’s going to be the game Zee gets her head right. We are going to HAVE to have her against Betts. She’s got to hit a couple long balls to force her to guard her and open things up for Coop and Janiah in the paint. Jersey needs to be really physical and use all her fouls strategically, hack her up a little and frustrate her. Betts is a head case and if you get her flustered she’s a goner, been that way since HS.

We aren’t going to have a good answer for Betts so if they get in the half court she’s gonna score about half the time. She is bad about bringing the ball down or taking a dribble. Our guards have to snatch that from her or tie her up. Nothing frustrates a big girl more. She really doesn’t have much game, she’s just huge.

I do think our defensive guard play is actually better than theirs this season though. They have no answer for Cooper, I know that. Defensively they are not going to matchup with us well at several positions. They have size but are slower overall. They also only go 6 deep so we should be able to wear them down with our depth a little.

They do not turn teams over much at all (10 per game) but they cough it up 14 times per game. Rice is still coming off a shoulder and is def not 100% and can only go one direction. I think if we can force them into 18-20 turns we have strong odds on winning.

Kneepkens is the player we have GOT to stay attached too. She’s the one who could kill us from the wing off the press. Also great at getting a defender in the air and hitting the open middy on the baseline, she loves that move, got to play her honest. MTSU only scored in the first quarter on made threes off of us not getting matched up with shooter on the wing out of the press. Rover is going to have to pick a couple of those long passes early and make them nervous to throw it.

I think we’re going to have a really, really good scout on them having Janiah on our roster. It always helps when you have a former player from that team. You get insider info you just wouldn’t otherwise. I actually felt like that affected a couple of our first games with Wells and Ace both being able to provide their teams and insider scout.
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Our luck and they will have baby Betts and Gardner back just in time for our game.
 
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th2421 said:
Our luck and they will have baby Betts and Gardner back just in time for our game.
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I was just thinking that! I just read Sienna is out of her boot but still not cleared for contact. I think she has the potential to be even better than Lauren before it's all said and done.

But back to our game. Even if she were cleared today, it's going to take her a while to get back into game condition/mentality.
 
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Volfan2012 said:
Interesting Stat of what type percentage top teams are taking two point and three point.

Two Point Three point

Texas 81 percent and 19 percent
South Carolina 78 percent and 22 percent
LSU 78 percent and 22 percent
UConn 70 percent and 30 percent
Oklahoma 69 percent and 31 percent
UCLA 64 percent and 36 percent
TCU 60 percent and 40 percent
Tennessee 51 percent and 49 percent


Texas takes the lowest percentage of threes followed closely by Sc and LSU. We take almost half our shots as three pointers through four games. TCU takes 40 percent of their shots as threes. UConn only 30 percent. The split I like best is UConn 70 and 30 this seems like a logical shot selection. Texas seems to be to low just 19 percent may be because they don't feel it is the strong part of their offense.
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Interesting numbers, thank you. Currently, UT is 3rd (out of 359 teams) in 3-pt attempts per game at 33.6, but we're 273rd in 3-pt percentage (26.8%). Cooper, Barker, and Civil are a combined 21 of 54 (38.9%) but the rest of the team have hit just 24 of 114 (21.1%). We're hitting 56.8% of our 2-pointers.

Overall, comparing our scoring efficiency for 2FGA vs 3FGA, we're scoring 41% more per 2-pt shot (1.14 points vs 0.80 points).
 
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kamoshika said:
Interesting numbers, thank you. Currently, UT is 3rd (out of 359 teams) in 3-pt attempts per game at 33.6, but we're 273rd in 3-pt percentage (26.8%). Cooper, Barker, and Civil are a combined 21 of 54 (38.9%) but the rest of the team have hit just 24 of 114 (21.1%). We're hitting 56.8% of our 2-pointers.

Overall, comparing our shooting efficiency for 2FGA vs 3FGA, we're scoring 41% more per 2-pt shot (1.14 points vs 0.80 points).
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You have to consider though, that many of our 2 point shots are fast break layups. Obviously, we would take those every time we can get them. I'd imagine that our 2 point rate in the halfcourt is more like .9 or 1.0.
 
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kamoshika said:
Interesting numbers, thank you. Currently, UT is 3rd (out of 359 teams) in 3-pt attempts per game at 33.6, but we're 273rd in 3-pt percentage (26.8%). Cooper, Barker, and Civil are a combined 21 of 54 (38.9%) but the rest of the team have hit just 24 of 114 (21.1%). We're hitting 56.8% of our 2-pointers.

Overall, comparing our scoring efficiency for 2FGA vs 3FGA, we're scoring 41% more per 2-pt shot (1.14 points vs 0.80 points).
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I think it all comes down to getting two or three players to lighten up on their three point attempts. Not saying quit shooting, but obvious some players shooting lower percentages should lighten their attempts. In order for three to be rewarding needs to be up there around 34 percent. that gives you 102 point per one hundred shots which is the equivalent of 51 percent two point shooting. I admit our two point shooting is somewhat inflated because of the steals and layups, but that is part of the system which you expect to continue throughout the season.
 
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