POLL: The Ultimate Question, it seems to me ??

[aceman509]

If you really wanted to get into the analytics of it, a better measure would be 3 point attempts per possession, not 3 point attempts per game. One reason why we might be able to get up to the 35 attempt mark is because we will be playing a very high tempo offense.

The easiest way to look at this historically is to see what percentage of attempts were taken from 3 vs 2. Here are the champs since 2010:

2010- Duke: 33.0%
2011- UConn: 29.3%
2012- Kentucky: 26.5%
2013- Louisville: 30.0%
2014- UConn: 34.3%
2015- Duke: 33.4%
2016- Villanova: 42.8%
2017- UNC: 30.3%
2018- Villanova: 47.6%
2019- Virginia: 39.5%
2021- Baylor: 38.4%
2022- Kansas: 33.1%
2023- UConn: 41.7%
2024- UConn: 40.2%

It really took a big leap in 2016 which coincides with the leap the NBA took with the Warriors and subsequently the Rockets.

If you look at the average 3 point attempt rate from the final 4 teams since then, it shows the following:

2010: 33.5%
2011: 35.4%
2012: 28.8%
2013: 32.5%
2014: 33.9%
2015: 33.2%
2016: 38.1%
2017: 33.9%
2018: 41.8%
2019: 40.8%
2021: 36.4%
2022: 38.3%
2023: 38.4%
2024: 38.7%

 

[Cats192]

People keep saying "No, you have to play good defense."

There's nothing about shooting a bunch of 3's that says you have to be terrible on defense. I certainly don't think Pope took the Kentucky job thinking he could neglect defense and shoot a bunch of 3's and win every game.

 

[docholiday51]

They did but the question remains the same. Does Kentucky have any player close to what sears is?

Considering the number of shooters we have, yes we probably do. Do we have a player who can get to the basket and score

 

[megablue]

If you really wanted to get into the analytics of it, a better measure would be 3 point attempts per possession, not 3 point attempts per game. One reason why we might be able to get up to the 35 attempt mark is because we will be playing a very high tempo offense.

The easiest way to look at this historically is to see what percentage of attempts were taken from 3 vs 2. Here are the champs since 2010:

2010- Duke: 33.0%
2011- UConn: 29.3%
2012- Kentucky: 26.5%
2013- Louisville: 30.0%
2014- UConn: 34.3%
2015- Duke: 33.4%
2016- Villanova: 42.8%
2017- UNC: 30.3%
2018- Villanova: 47.6%
2019- Virginia: 39.5%
2021- Baylor: 38.4%
2022- Kansas: 33.1%
2023- UConn: 41.7%
2024- UConn: 40.2%

It really took a big leap in 2016 which coincides with the leap the NBA took with the Warriors and subsequently the Rockets.

If you look at the average 3 point attempt rate from the final 4 teams since then, it shows the following:

2010: 33.5%
2011: 35.4%
2012: 28.8%
2013: 32.5%
2014: 33.9%
2015: 33.2%
2016: 38.1%
2017: 33.9%
2018: 41.8%
2019: 40.8%
2021: 36.4%
2022: 38.3%
2023: 38.4%
2024: 38.7%

Great research and metrics !!
Are these solely for NCAA tournament games or for the entire season ??