The open looks they had from three was very concerning. Gotta tighten that up a bit as the good teams aren't gonna miss those. Go Cats!!
Great win, but....
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Yep.. there gonna be a time where teams start hitting wide open threes .
I really doubt Pope was pushing them to get out on the shooters. They are a horrible shooting team. It was probably the plan to back off
I know a certain team that will have players left open on purpose to shoot the 3…. In Pope we Trust
I guess the OP never heard of the phrase, "there is a reason they are open!!!"
They came in the game shooting under 32% from 3.
They came in the game shooting under 32% from 3.
They started 2-20 from three. Seems like the game-plan was solid.
I'm not sure any coaches plan would be to let a team shoot wide open 3's.
No only are you all correct on laying off guys, but per Lipscomb coach they felt like their 3s were contested due to our length. It got in their heads for sure, even if we were not right up on their guys.
If they suck ass at it? Let them take them. If they get hot, you adjust.
I was there , there were a lot of good looks Libscomb got off .. whether they were their preferred shooters I have no idea .. but I doubt Coach wants that many three point looks to be open
Their 2 centers took 12 of their 3's. and most of those were us backing off leaving them open on purpose , could that be some of what you saw? I mean we cant do that against Big Z but leaving opposing centers open until they hit one or 2 is a good strategy imo.
This, because if you guard those guys close, that opens up lanes for guards to slash through or you get back doored. It's a balancing act for sure. That's why if a team sucks at it, make them beat you that way.
It's 2024 , centers are your best shooters ( I jest). kinda
Thanks to the NBA and freaks of nature, it seems all the tall kids want to do is be SG's now days.
If the worst nitpicking we can do is “we weren’t guarding the shots they weren’t hitting” I’m feeling pretty good.
Yeah, Pope even mentioned it in his postgame. Lipscomb came in making those 2 point field goals. Those were their "money shots" so to speak. Go back and listen to his postgame comments. He speaks in great depth and uses terminology that I don't always fully comprehend, but I do think I'm getting the "gist" of it. They were better at making and creating quality 2s than threes. And that's what we were focused on stopping, and it worked. The long threes were not their strength. And even most of those were forced and challenged, especially in the first half. Now, there were some wide open threes and I totally agree we must stop those, especially against teams with multiple high level shooters. Against our offense, for example, that would be deadly.
Aren't you the guy who was super negative in the off season and couldn't stop yourself lol. I'm starting to notice a trend 🥱 🥱
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