Three Point Legends - Continued

[Stache]

Is it defensive scheme? Is it "bad luck?"

We seem to be on the receiving end of career, three-point shooting games more than most. Perhaps it is a function of following and caring about GU more than other teams, but does this happen to other schools with this sort of frequency?

58% from behind the three line with 11:21 to go in the second half.

[Stache]

Ouch.

ESPN did a little highlight reel at the break, showing the barage of 3's. There was one shoot with a defender in the picture. Ouch...

[kclubfounder]

Defensive scheme. It is Few's biggest weakness.

[kclubfounder]

The fact that it happens year after year, team after team, player after player is a sad commentary on Few's unwillingness to admit that it is a weakness and do something about it.

For the record, I believe this is my 1st comment that is officially critical of my beloved head coach.

But I have reached my tipping point.

[Stache]

Tough Match-Up

Sacre is not athletic enough to guard the smooth shooting 7 footer.

[Stache]

Justification

I've always justified the high 3 pt. percentage by assuming that you guard the high percentage, inside shot, and you give a little on the lower percentage outside shot. However, I haven't seen a lot of inside threat out of Illinois, so perhaps we jump the outside and invite the inside????

[BigTymeONIONS]

It's a repeating occurance, year after year, therefore it must be scheme. I understand protecting the paint and the basket but seriously, it is ridiculous. Same thing year after year.

[Baldwinzag]

Just as Coach Few refuses to foul in a last second 3pt chance, he has said he'll take his chances with the 3pt.

There is a reason we have a pretty solid 2pt defense, but a porous perimeter defense.

We've given up 12+ three's a couple times this season. That is just gross and the reason we're losing these games.

Sad, really.

Weird to see us dominate on the boards and lose by 10+ pts...why? Because we can't defend the perimeter.

[deathchina]

The college 3 point line is not that far away....

[Ezag]

Yup this game was lost to the 3...

[ZagLawGrad]

I'm now a fan of getting rid of the 3 point shot.....

[U Zig, I Zag]

there must be something fundamently wrong with Few's system. There is no way we can continually be the 3-point haven for other teams.

[thickman1]

Sacre is not athletic enough to guard the smooth shooting 7 footer.

Sorry, that's garbage. You see Sacre pop out on PG's at top of key on the hedge and he moves just fine.

Defense is about effort and it simply isn't something GU puts much emphasis on. One thing I did see was a toughness that wasn't there in the KSU game and they battled the boards better.

[jazzdelmar]

few

sacre and meech played as good as they can play, which was good; harris was streaky good; gray was just dead....this one is on few and on the overall talent level of his recruits. carter? and i was so wrong on kelly; he's a major disappointment. but few just doesnt coach d and he has the leash on too tight all game. since no media ever asks him a mildly critical question, we will never know. great guy, c plus game coach.

[zagco]

The 3-point shooting thing is something Zagco has harped on for years now. It is mind-boggling. At this point, it simply has to be schematic or something that is just not emphasized at all in practices.