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Post by beavsteve on Dec 22, 2018 18:31:40 GMT -8
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 is still kind of small. Only 18 attempts compared to 73 for Kat, 60 for Destiny and 48 for Aleah. We'll see whether she reverts to the mean or has actually can make this 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). From what I've seen in warm-ups, she is shooting as well or better than any of our other 3-point shooters. From what I've seen in games, she is being super-selective in her shots (wide open with plenty of room/time to shoot). |
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Post by blackbug on Dec 22, 2018 22:12:20 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? 2 main reasons:
1) The team as a whole is not very adept at getting the line, thus not developing much of rhythm at the line in the game.
2) The one player (Pivec) that is adept at getting to the free throw line is in a free throw slump. This skews the numbers more than normal. People have really already alluded to these reasons, but thought I would give my input.
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Post by drunkandstoopidbeav on Dec 25, 2018 16:20:52 GMT -8
Didn't Pivek win some kind of national 3 point shootout after her senior year? I think I'm remembering that. She is terrific at driving but I'm thinking she can flourish on the three pointer now that we have a point guard.
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Post by believeinthebeavs on Dec 25, 2018 17:25:55 GMT -8
She did win one that had been posted about. She actually beat Slocum to win. She then went on to tie the boy who won their contest.
She can shoot.
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Post by bdudbeaver on Dec 25, 2018 18:26:45 GMT -8
At this point in her career, Pivec will be as good as the coaches allow her to be. Just a matter of building/keeping her confidence, finding her role, etc. As a pure athlete, she is the tops that I've ever seen at OSU.
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