Sure. But that team could get hot from 3 and beat a top team like Gonzaga.

Feb 23, 2021
7:13:33pm

Blueto All-American

This year's team poses no real threat to a team with superior talent. They've played Gonzaga twice and both games were basically over 10 minutes in.

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Mark Durrant nailed why last year's teams tourney prospects were better than

Blueto

2/23/21 5:32pm

the 3pt game is overrated.

MormonThug

2/23/21 5:39pm

Found Jerry Sloan

shimmy

2/23/21 5:44pm

The 3pt shot is changing the game

TADOW

2/23/21 5:44pm

Not “is” but “has completely”

Bluforever

2/23/21 5:46pm

That’s fair.

TADOW

2/23/21 5:48pm

Except defense & rebounding still win games. Ask Pope that too.

SinkingQuffa

2/23/21 11:00pm

Last I checked, 3 is still 50% more than 2. Maybe the gov. changed it, though.

Hypnotoad

2/23/21 5:52pm

The 90s called...

cougfanblue

2/23/21 6:24pm

I actually agree with this controversial take. eFG% and PPP are what really matters and a good 3-point shooting team is

Odysseus

2/23/21 6:24pm

Agreed to some extent. A stingy defense will also keep them in a lot of games

LifeLongLakerFan

2/23/21 5:48pm

I completely agree with this. Hot 3 point shooting alone doesn't always mean a

westsidecoug

2/23/21 6:10pm

Stat geeks I've read say offensive firepower is the best predictor of tournament

shoganai

2/23/21 6:03pm

But defense wins championships

BW84

2/23/21 6:06pm

I read an article a few years ago that said guard play wins in the NCAA

Brigham

2/23/21 6:13pm

Far easier to find talented 6’2 guys than a talented 7’ guy

MormonThug

2/23/21 6:41pm

If I’m an underdog I’d rather be heavy on 3-point shooting. If I’m the favorite I’d rather not. Just more variance w/ 3s

Odysseus

2/23/21 6:27pm

Makes sense. Oh wait TJ went 2-14 in his last game and lost 51-50. Live by the 3

gp232

2/23/21 6:46pm

Sure. But that team could get hot from 3 and beat a top team like Gonzaga.

Blueto

2/23/21 7:13pm

we didn’t just beat Gonzaga with 3pt shooting, we matched them with points in..

icecougar

2/23/21 8:37pm

Okay. But defense & depth are the grist of deep tourney runs.

SinkingQuffa

2/23/21 7:47pm

Didn’t work in the St Mary’s game in L V

bad84cougar

2/23/21 8:16pm

actually on a per attempt basis the shot 0-3’ range is a higher value

icecougar

2/23/21 8:26pm

Meh. Live by the bomb, die by the bomb. It always fails when you need it the mos

buckeyecougarguy

2/23/21 8:56pm

You could say that about all team's strengths.

ochobeeguy

2/23/21 9:45pm

Unless your strength is incredible depth

icecougar

2/24/21 12:33am

I would say that means no go-to player to carry you.

ochobeeguy

2/24/21 11:02am

That's a factor that's entirely irrelevant to depth.

SinkingQuffa

2/24/21 11:10am

Which means you don’t need one single player to carry you...

icecougar

2/24/21 5:00pm

I will forever have PTSD from BYU not playing the tournament last year.

Ten_Hour_Drives

2/23/21 11:20pm

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