...it’s a lot easier to hit that shot when you have more space between you and the guy trying to defend you. On my youth comp league team we play a very tight 1-2-2 zone and play tight control in the gaps to discourage penetration. It’s very effective as long as we do a good job closing out aggressively on their shooters. Last week a team tried a new tactic on us and they had 2 or 3 kids move out to NBA range and start bombing 3’s.

When teams go toes on the line with their 3pt perimeter on offense, we generally hold them well under 20% from 3. This team on Saturday hit 33% and made 8 three’s (all the makes were from 5 ft or more beyond the 3pt line). Their strategy nearly worked. We had to adapt and really extend our D which then opened us up for penetration (they only hit two 3’s in the 2nd half when we extended our D out)

BYU certainly has players who can hit from that range if left open. If our guards do a better job making reads in the PNR and our perimeter players do a better job moving without the ball (making back door cuts when the defense extends aggressively) we’ll get more open looks from deep like Toolson and company saw last year.