Goillinikobd
- Southeastern US
Lot of wishful thinking colliding with reality
Illini Basketball 2024-2025
- Status
For the year, the Illini have scored 1130 points on 983 two point shots, 1.15 points per 2 taken; they have scored 798 points on 872 three point shots, .915 points per 3 taken. For a supposedly analytics driven team, this imbalance seems obvious. For reference, the top 2 teams: Auburn is at 1.1 points per 3 taken, 1.13 per 2 taken; Duke is at 1.17 points per 3 takes, 1.15 points per 2 taken. Even Alabama, who is similar in style to the Illini with heavy 3 point shooting, average 1.05 on 3s, 1.21 on 2s. It seems to my untrained mind that the Illini's .915 points on 3s has to rise (by taking fewer, better 3s, or hitting a much higher % on the same volume) for us to make a run the rest of the season.
1m4tr
Cliffmas
This is the message board equivalent to someone on Slack messaging Hi and not asking their question but instead waiting for you to say Hello.
ITYSL S1E1
ptgrd23
- orange county CA
Translation - Hit just 32% on 3's and we will win a lot more games!
Translation: launch fewer threes, pound the ball inside more, and win more games. (Fewer threes turns into a higher percentage of made threes.)
Coaching staff has to be aware of this. Only conclusion I can draw is that they believe that 3 point shooting to date is NOT what they will shoot in future as they keep encouraging them to take them. Over simplification, but only two paths forward to win: start making threes OR stop taking threes/switch to twos. Seems clear which one BU has elected. So we have to hope our shooting improves. Not exactly a warm fuzzy feeling knowing that is what needs to happen
- Status