Bison137
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02-02-23 04:01 PM - Post#350632
In response to Paulie777
The last time Bucknell hit 69%+ on threes was in January of 2015 when they were 10-14 (.714) from beyond the arc, led by Haas' 5-6. That team ranked 38th in the country on threes so it was a lot less surprising than what happened last night. The 2015 team featured Haas, Show, Thomas, Azzinaro, S Brown, and Frazier shooting from long-range.
BTW, Ken Pomeroy did a large statistical analysis on defending the three a few years ago and found that of all the things a defense can do, holding down its opponent's 3-point percentage is the least controllable. Among the things that are more controllable by a defense are opponents' 2-point FG pct, offensive rebounds, turnovers, 3-point attempts, and fouls drawn. The year he did the study, he looked at the top teams in defending the three in November and how they did the next month in that same category. It turned out there was very little correlation. It was more luck than anything.
After last night's 3-point marksmanship, the Bison now rank 214th in that category, hitting 33.1% for the year. In the PL, they are still dead last, hitting 28.8% of their threes in league games.
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