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Calipari ''“I’m not letting [Zvonimir Ivisic] shoot any threes,"

He eventually got it to where he wanted at the end. Forcing the ball down low to Mitchell and having us score well below our season average to a mid major to lose in the first round
And the Cal supporters blamed the awful game plan on Reed, who was not allowed to play his game.
 
He should shoot 3 or 4 threes a game. The dude has legit form. They just need to be the right threes.

I'm thankful this isn't our problem anymore. Let's the damn hawgs deal with the frustration.
Every big should shoot one or two a game in today’s game. Keeps defenses from packing it in and opens up the court. Why on this green Earth Cal thinks he’s the most clever person in the room I’ll never know.
 
And the Cal supporters blamed the awful game plan on Reed, who was not allowed to play his game.
The Reed, DJ and Rob had off games. Rob tried his best though to carry us at the end. The nerves got to them at first. Happens to freshman on a big stage.

That however doesn’t mean Cal didn’t absolutely screw the pooch once again. It’s gonna be real interesting to watch Arky this season.
 
It's bizarre his stance on this lol.

Because dude does understand efficiency numbers. I've seen him spout about them time after time after time. He's not completely clueless when it comes to statistics and more specifically per possession stats.

I've seen him talk about wanting "more turnovers" at times because fewer turnovers would have meant we weren't taking enough chances or playing fast enough on offense. He understood that 10 turnovers in a 50 possession game isn't the same as 10 turnovers in an 80 possession game. He clearly understands this.

It boggles the mind why he would want Big Z shooting less threes and more mid range jump shots which are by far the worst shot in basketball you can take.

Lol I get it when a coach says they aren't interested in numbers to have stances on these things. But when it comes from someone that clearly understands the numbers and STILL chooses to go against them, well.....that's just weird.
 
Z could have stayed here and shot 3’s
He is a 27% 3pt lifetime shooter. He needs to drastically improve that, or play closer to the basket. It appears his fabulous debut game last year was an anomaly … unfortunately.


 
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He is a 27% 3pt lifetime shooter. He needs to drastically improve that, or play closer to the basket. It appears his fabulous debut game last year was an anomaly … unfortunately.



He's taken a grand total of 43 threes on that site. I don't think we could really determine much one way or the other from that lol.
 
It's bizarre his stance on this lol.

Because dude does understand efficiency numbers. I've seen him spout about them time after time after time. He's not completely clueless when it comes to statistics and more specifically per possession stats.

I've seen him talk about wanting "more turnovers" at times because fewer turnovers would have meant we weren't taking enough chances or playing fast enough on offense. He understood that 10 turnovers in a 50 possession game isn't the same as 10 turnovers in an 80 possession game. He clearly understands this.

It boggles the mind why he would want Big Z shooting less threes and more mid range jump shots which are by far the worst shot in basketball you can take.

Lol I get it when a coach says they aren't interested in numbers to have stances on these things. But when it comes from someone that clearly understands the numbers and STILL chooses to go against them, well.....that's just weird.
So you mean somebody whispered the numbers into his ear and he regurgitated them.
He obviously hates analytics.
Reed and Rob with Reeves anyone?
Understanding the numbers means something different.
Pope can recite all of the numbers chapter and verse. He understands.
Perhaps he will even use them.
 
He's taken a grand total of 43 threes on that site. I don't think we could really determine much one way or the other from that lol.
It was exactly half of his total attempts.
If a guy hits 25%, I’m not sure I want him taking more of them, especially when he’s 7’2” … obviously, he needs to keep shooting them in practice, though. He can improve ..
 
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