The shooting is interesting. Very few 'available' transfers shoot 40% or above from behind the arc. If you think about a player taking 100 three point shots, obviously 33% to 40% is making just 7 more threes, which over 30 games isn't a whole lot more. I get how important it is to acquire players who can defend, get to the basket, and maybe more importantly- get the opponent's defense scrambling to get better shots for teammates.
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Nobody bats an eye if a guard shoots 50% from 2 but if they shoot 33% from 3, "do not want". Both are 1.0 PPP and 33% is more than satisfactory for forcing defenses to play honest.
What 33% 3P-shooting guard has been a “do not want”?
It’s eFG now.
And in this particular offseason, when your two returning starting guards were 26% and 24% on high volume, the standards go up in order for the team to be at that 33%
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33%ish is fine, obviously you want at least a couple threats who shoot it at a bit higher clip, but 33% is a massive upgrade from some of the numbers from 3 on last year's team. I can't say I've seen where people are poo-pooing over guys not shooting 40% from deep, I've only seen people worried when guys are sub-30% for a few years. Not to say guys can't shoot better in a different situation.
A guy like Eric Williams Jr. from Oregon has more concerning shooting numbers to me, even though his 3 point shooting is fine, he's been below 40% from the floor for 3 of his 4 years. I know we all want better shooting next year but % from 3 is only a part of the equation to having a better offense.
But it is more fun to yell get "off my lawn". The notion that 33% is frowned upon by fans is at least a decade old.
I'd gladly take either Dennis or Williams, but their eFG is similar to our guards last year, and your top 4 guards coming off sub-30% 3P shooting seasons is not desirable. That should not be contentious.
Dennis shot better on 3PA in conference, but worse on 2P FGA. Which makes some sense given 3P shooting is less about defense. The Pac 12 and AAC were pretty similar in conference rating metrics
Some of the stats, metrics, etc. being thrown out and discussed have my head spinning, probably because I don't look into it that deeply. How much of that do you thing our coaches use or let influence their decision on? Or do they watch film or make contacts and feel the 'fit'?
If it walks like a duck and talks like a duck ... it should be cause for concern, which is what I said in the first place.
Not sure who ended up shooting the best from 3 for ISU this year, but bet it was somewhere around that 33%. Certainly were several guys that were way below that mark.
The following shot 33% or better, in order: Kunc (.389), Brockington (.362), Jackson (.357), Grill (.348) (Walker was .333, but only 3 attempts)(Straight %, not the fancy eFG% stuff. )
Brockington shot 36%, 27%, 26%, and 41% in his 4 years of college. Not everyone is Kalscheur lol.
I think this guy would be a replacement for Brockington, not Kalscheur. The Jeremiah Williams commitment seems like an upgrade for Trae Jackson.
Since the 3pt line moved back against a couple years ago, 40% 3pt shooters have become rare.
Over 150 D1 CBB players shot better than 40% this year, we can find just 1.