Shooting woes

[DawgatAuburn]

Since the Texas Tech game on Jan 29, that's 11 games:

Molinar: 5-29 from three (17.2%) , 59-143 overall (41.2%)
Moore: 5-33 from three (15.2%), 20-63 overall (31.7%)

We have more problems than this, but you simply aren't going to win many when your starting backcourt has 10 three pointers in a month's time.

 

[olblue.sixpack]

Since the Texas Tech game on Jan 29, that's 11 games:

Molinar: 5-29 from three (17.2%) , 59-143 overall (41.2%)
Moore: 5-33 from three (15.2%), 20-63 overall (31.7%)

We have more problems than this, but you simply aren't going to win many when your starting backcourt has 10 three pointers in a month's time.

Certainly not in today’s game when you are forced to take those shots whether you’re a shooter or not.

 

[mstateglfr]

Yeah, our 3pt shooting as a team has been atrocious. Its tough when your starting backcourt is so ineffective from deep, but the rest of the team is no better.

Last 9 games, the team is 19.5% from deep. 24 for 123.
Last 7 games, the team is 16.49% from deep. 16 for 97.
Last 5 games, the team is 11.8% from deep. 7 for 59.

Just incredibly bad shooting.

 

[PartTimeGenius]

The thing is, these are guys that are fully capable. It's not like they're just poor shooters. Whatever FUNK they initially found themselves in has been allowed to continue. If it were just one guy with those % that's one thing, but when the entire team is doing that, that's deeper than just a lack of player talent.

 

[DawgatAuburn]

We could probably survive suspect shooting from the others if the expected shot makers were at least close to their career track records.

Molinar was a 37% shooter his FR year (13-35) and 44% last year (44-101). For his career before this year that is 42%.
Moore is only off about 1.5% from his FR year shooting numbers, so maybe this slump is just an extended regression to the mean for him.
Throw DJ in there too. In two years at Memphis, he shot 37% from three. This year he is at 29% but since the Texas Tech game is 6-27, 22%.

 

[Leeshouldveflanked]

Hopefully the new coach signs someone who can hit an open jumper and a point guard.

 

[mstateglfr]

Hopefully the new coach signs someone who can hit an open jumper and a point guard.

A transfer who has proven they can shoot well at the college level would be awesome. I would hope the fact that we are in a major conference, compete in the top half each season, and would allow for heavy rotation minutes right away would entice someone. Anyone that can hit 40% of their 3pt shots would have a starting spot. There has to be some smaller school guards(or SF) that would be interested, right?

Joe French- finishing his sophmore season at Bethune Cookman. 12ppg average and 43.6% from deep for 2 years. 91% from the line too. Who cares if he is happy losing constantly and playing in the SWAC, get him some NLI money and on State's roster!
^joking...sorta.

 

[PartTimeGenius]

I hear ya. Who cares if he can hit while closely guarded, by gosh we need to hit an open shot. If he shoots 4x/game and makes 2, that's an improvement.