Brian Martin
Masters Student
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Loc: Washington, DC
Reg: 11-21-04
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02-17-12 06:54 PM - Post#120975
In response to mrjames
How does that prove that defense does not affect 3 point percentage or 3 point attempt rate?
Edit to add:
I don't know for sure about Cornell, but Princeton has a definite defensive strategy of preventing three point attempts and making teams make twos. Princeton has the lowest opponents 3-point rate (22.8) in Division I. Next are Wisconsin and Duke who also make a point of overplaying the arc. Opponents make 34% of threes against Princeton, but they don't get as many attempts unless they shoot 30 footers as Penn did.
On the other hand, opponents make only 27.7% of threes against Georgetown, 5th lowest in the country. JTIII plays a long lineup often with 6'8" players at the 2 & 3 positions. They contest threes very well. Last year, when Georgetown played small ball with three guards 6'3" and shorter most of the time, opponents made 34.4% of threes.
These are not random numbers.
Edited by Brian Martin on 02-17-12 07:23 PM. Reason for edit: No reason given.
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