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Feb 24, 2021
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icecougar
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Unless your strength is incredible depth
... we certainly live by it but i don't see us dying by it
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Mark Durrant nailed why last year's teams tourney prospects were better than
Blueto
2/23/21 5:32pm
the 3pt game is overrated.
MormonThug
2/23/21 5:39pm
Found Jerry Sloan
shimmy
2/23/21 5:44pm
The 3pt shot is changing the game
TADOW
2/23/21 5:44pm
Not “is” but “has completely”
Bluforever
2/23/21 5:46pm
That’s fair.
TADOW
2/23/21 5:48pm
Except defense & rebounding still win games. Ask Pope that too.
SinkingQuffa
2/23/21 11:00pm
Last I checked, 3 is still 50% more than 2. Maybe the gov. changed it, though.
Hypnotoad
2/23/21 5:52pm
The 90s called...
cougfanblue
2/23/21 6:24pm
I actually agree with this controversial take. eFG% and PPP are what really matters and a good 3-point shooting team is
Odysseus
2/23/21 6:24pm
Agreed to some extent. A stingy defense will also keep them in a lot of games
LifeLongLakerFan
2/23/21 5:48pm
I completely agree with this. Hot 3 point shooting alone doesn't always mean a
westsidecoug
2/23/21 6:10pm
Stat geeks I've read say offensive firepower is the best predictor of tournament
shoganai
2/23/21 6:03pm
But defense wins championships
BW84
2/23/21 6:06pm
I read an article a few years ago that said guard play wins in the NCAA
Brigham
2/23/21 6:13pm
Far easier to find talented 6’2 guys than a talented 7’ guy
MormonThug
2/23/21 6:41pm
If I’m an underdog I’d rather be heavy on 3-point shooting. If I’m the favorite I’d rather not. Just more variance w/ 3s
Odysseus
2/23/21 6:27pm
Makes sense. Oh wait TJ went 2-14 in his last game and lost 51-50. Live by the 3
gp232
2/23/21 6:46pm
Sure. But that team could get hot from 3 and beat a top team like Gonzaga.
Blueto
2/23/21 7:13pm
we didn’t just beat Gonzaga with 3pt shooting, we matched them with points in..
icecougar
2/23/21 8:37pm
Okay. But defense & depth are the grist of deep tourney runs.
SinkingQuffa
2/23/21 7:47pm
Didn’t work in the St Mary’s game in L V
bad84cougar
2/23/21 8:16pm
actually on a per attempt basis the shot 0-3’ range is a higher value
icecougar
2/23/21 8:26pm
Meh. Live by the bomb, die by the bomb. It always fails when you need it the mos
buckeyecougarguy
2/23/21 8:56pm
You could say that about all team's strengths.
ochobeeguy
2/23/21 9:45pm
Unless your strength is incredible depth
icecougar
2/24/21 12:33am
I would say that means no go-to player to carry you.
ochobeeguy
2/24/21 11:02am
That's a factor that's entirely irrelevant to depth.
SinkingQuffa
2/24/21 11:10am
Which means you don’t need one single player to carry you...
icecougar
2/24/21 5:00pm
I will forever have PTSD from BYU not playing the tournament last year.
Ten_Hour_Drives
2/23/21 11:20pm
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