They shot the three better than us by three quarters of one percent.
Which they should have done if they hope to have any tiny chance of hanging with us. Because their toughest opponent so far was weaker than our weakest opponent so far by KenPom rating.
If they have any advantage from assists as a higher percentage of made baskets, it’s already neutralized by them also having nearly double the percentage of turnovers per assist that we have.
What’s more, their assists tend to be dump-offs, whereas ours are very often the end of a series of three or four snap passes. That will matter because against a tougher opponent it’s harder to get dumpoffs whereas passing around repeatedly will deform most defenses about the same, especially if every nearly passer is a legitimate perimeter threat.
Duke
vs. Maine (KP 241) 3 pt pct 37.9 Assists 17 turnovers 13 96-62
vs. Army (KP 279) 3 pt pct 44.7 Assists 19 Turnovers 8 100-58
Avg from three 41.7 on 28/67
Total 36 Assists 21 Turnovers
Kentucky
vs. Wright State (KP 184) 3 pt pct 45.8 Assists 30 Turnovers 7 103-62
vs. Bucknell (KP 213) 3 pt pct 36.1 Assists 23 Turnovers 15 100-72
Avg from three 40.95 On 24/60
Total 53 Assists 22 Turnovers
