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Post by Werebeaver on Dec 20, 2018 21:13:52 GMT -8
I don't think we've ever had a team with such crazy-good 3 point shooters
Goodman
Tudor
Slocum
McWilliams
Corosdale
All exceptional outside shooters.
‘14 was a strong outside shooting team with Wiese, Gibson and Weisner but I don’t think they compare to this year’s arsenal of long-range artillery.
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Post by beavsteve on Dec 20, 2018 23:13:38 GMT -8
And next year we lose only one of them while gaining the better presence inside that we desperately need to be a serious contender for a Final Four. Pardon me... I can't contain myself. I know that many of you don't like it when people look ahead to next year.
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Post by Werebeaver on Dec 21, 2018 9:59:49 GMT -8
And next year we lose only one of them while gaining the better presence inside that we desperately need to be a serious contender for a Final Four. Pardon me... I can't contain myself. I know that many of you don't like it when people look ahead to next year. True enough. I know now it goes against the grain a little here but I’m still pretty excited about this year’s team. |
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Post by lotrader on Dec 21, 2018 10:13:24 GMT -8
Don't forget Pivec. Mikayla is also a fine 3-point shooter. Watching Jasmine Simmons in warm-ups, and this kid also has a nice looking 3-point shot. I've also heard, but not seen, that Andrea A. also can shoot the 3-point shot.
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Post by beavheart on Dec 21, 2018 11:45:28 GMT -8
We certainly have an embarrassment of riches with all of our shooters. It's great when the shots are falling. You live or die by the 3. It wasn't so great against physical teams like ND and TAMU.
In spite of our outside shooting, I would like to see the team be less reliant on the 3 ball. At one point last night KtMc got a pass at the shoulder on the 3 point line with a wide open lane, and instead of just driving to the basket she threw up a 3 point miss. Duke rebounded and converted at the other end, and instead of OSU pulling away the game stayed tight. If she would have simply dribbled to the hoop we would have at worst had an open look under the basket, and very likely drawn a foul. Katie, you're 6' 2" with enough speed and quickness to break down just about anyone. Use your size first! THEN fall back on the outside shot.
For all our outside shooting prowess, I would like to see players like KatieMac and Corosdale make more of an attempt to attack the basket before they throw up the 3.
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Post by rmancarl on Dec 21, 2018 13:37:37 GMT -8
I too would like to see Taya and Katie drive to the hoop more, but looking at last nights game, the Beavs shot better from 3pt land than they did inside, and if you are shooting better, and you get 3 points instead of 2 for making those shots, it's hard to argue against shooting the 3.
And for those adding players that can shoot the three, I've seen Kennedy Brown hit a few of those on film as well. I'll say this though, if you throw AA and Kennedy into the mix, it may give you more threats from the outside, but the overall percentage will most likely be lower......and the team could use the big bodies under the basket rebounding.
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Post by blackbuttebeaver80 on Dec 21, 2018 22:40:15 GMT -8
We are one of the best three point shooting teams in the country, if not the best. Why then are we such a mediocre to poor free throw shooting team?
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Post by beaveragain on Dec 21, 2018 23:00:40 GMT -8
Too close. Now if they had it at the range that REAL women shoot at.....
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Post by willtalk on Dec 22, 2018 3:03:35 GMT -8
Glad someone added Pivec to that group. The good thing about having so many good three point shooters is that they are not all going to have off shooting night at the same time. The key is to recognize who is hot and find them and let them take the shots. Most teams might have two, maybe three at the most, shooters on their entire team. The Beaves, in contrast, usually have four on the floor at the same time. Four shooters on the floor, along with the ability to drive and dish is very difficult to defend against. The team just needs to be more conscious of finding the hot shooters when not everyones shots are dropping. Especially at critical times in the game. Something which they have not always done. Most of the time the shooters will never turn down a shot in order to defer to a hotter shooter even when their own shots are not dropping. They always believe their next one will go in.
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Post by Werebeaver on Dec 22, 2018 9:15:28 GMT -8
Glad someone added Pivec to that group. The good thing about having so many good three point shooters is that they are not all going to have off shooting night at the same time. The key is to recognize who is hot and find them and let them take the shots. Most teams might have two, maybe three at the most, shooters on their entire team. The Beaves, in contrast, usually have four on the floor at the same time. Four shooters on the floor, along with the ability to drive and dish is very difficult to defend against. The team just needs to be more conscious of finding the hot shooters when not everyones shots are dropping. Especially at critical times in the game. Something which they have not always done. Most of the time the shooters will never turn down a shot in order to defer to a hotter shooter even when their own shots are not dropping. They always believe their next one will go in. Pivec’s 3-pt percentage coming into the season was a respectable .313. This season so far she’s shooting at an excellent .444 rate which is actually a little higher than Destiny’s. |
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Post by osu82 on Dec 22, 2018 10:33:17 GMT -8
We are one of the best three point shooting teams in the country, if not the best. Why then are we such a mediocre to poor free throw shooting team? The team is at 69% so far this season. That's not special, but it's not poor either, imo. The numbers are pulled down since Pivec is doing so badly at the line, and she shoots more free throws than anyone else. She was 74% last year, 49% this year. |
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Post by blackbuttebeaver80 on Dec 22, 2018 11:52:44 GMT -8
We are one of the best three point shooting teams in the country, if not the best. Why then are we such a mediocre to poor free throw shooting team? The team is at 69% so far this season. That's not special, but it's not poor either, imo. The numbers are pulled down since Pivec is doing so badly at the line, and she shoots more free throws than anyone else. She was 74% last year, 49% this year. We lead the conference in three point shooting%, and are tied for 7th in free throw shooting. All I was saying is that given our incredible ability to shoot from range, 69% from the line is disappointing. |
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Post by jegerklog on Dec 22, 2018 12:24:06 GMT -8
Maybe for free throw shooting, Pivec should back away from the free throw line and have someone guard her
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Post by willtalk on Dec 22, 2018 18:06:57 GMT -8
Glad someone added Pivec to that group. The good thing about having so many good three point shooters is that they are not all going to have off shooting night at the same time. The key is to recognize who is hot and find them and let them take the shots. Most teams might have two, maybe three at the most, shooters on their entire team. The Beaves, in contrast, usually have four on the floor at the same time. Four shooters on the floor, along with the ability to drive and dish is very difficult to defend against. The team just needs to be more conscious of finding the hot shooters when not everyones shots are dropping. Especially at critical times in the game. Something which they have not always done. Most of the time the shooters will never turn down a shot in order to defer to a hotter shooter even when their own shots are not dropping. They always believe their next one will go in. Pivec’s 3-pt percentage coming into the season was a respectable .313. This season so far she’s shooting at an excellent .444 rate which is actually a little higher than Destiny’s. It is not that unusual for a shooting guard to have their 3 pt percentage drop if they are put in to play a new position at the point. So more than likely Pivec's percentage should go up this season. There was an off guard at USC some years ago who was the top 3pt shooter in the league who's percentage and scoring took a real drop when she was put in as their point. She couldn't even drive to the hoop like Pivec. Cooper was not the sharpest tool in the shed when it cam to offense. He put Gemelos at the shooting guard even though she was a point guard all though high school. It took him almost the entire season to figure out and correct his mistake. That is why I felt Pivec needed to be added to the others as one of the 3pt shooters this season. |
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Post by Werebeaver on Dec 22, 2018 18:27:53 GMT -8
Pivec’s 3-pt percentage coming into the season was a respectable .313 This season so far she’s shooting at an excellent .444 rate which is actually a little higher than Destiny’s. It is not that unusual for a shooting guard to have their 3 pt percentage drop if they are put in to play a new position at the point. So more than likely Pivec's percentage should go up this season. There was an off guard at USC some years ago who was the top 3pt shooter in the league who's percentage and scoring took a real drop when she was put in as their point. She couldn't even drive to the hoop like Pivec. Cooper was not the sharpest tool in the shed when it cam to offense. He put Gemelos at the shooting guard even though she was a point guard all though high school. It took him almost the entire season to figure out and correct his mistake. That is why I felt Pivec needed to be added to the others as one of the 3pt shooters this season. Mikayla's sample set for this year is still kind of small. Only 18 attempts through 11 games compared to 73 for Kat, 60 for Destiny and 48 for Aleah. We'll see whether she reverts to the mean or actually can make her OOC accuracy stick. She is shooting with confidence so I wouldn't bet against it. Her 3 point percentage actually improved from her freshman season (.274) to last season (.348). |
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