welcometothejungle
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01-09-20 05:34 PM - Post#296313
In response to Eric Von Zipper
One area that will be interesting to watch will be Penn's shot selection, and the kinds of shots Princeton's defense gives them. In game 1, Penn obviously struggled from 3 going 3/23, but they also struggled on offense because Princeton forced them to take a much higher volume of mid-range and long 2s than Penn wants. Of their 48 2pt attempts in game 1, 17 (35%) of them were mid-range or long 2s. That's the highest volume of those shots Penn has taken all season by a large margin, and they shot just 3/17 - 18% on those shots.
Both teams are in the top 50 in the country in 2P FG%, but the difference in game 1 was that 80% of Princeton's 2pt attempts came at the rim, giving them much easier shots than the Quakers. Brodeur in particular was taking shots from much further out than he'd like, as his 8 mid range shots were the most he's taken all season, and he made just 2 of them. For the season, he's a 57% shooter at the rim, and just a 43% shooter on other 2s. If the Tigers can keep forcing those shots away from the rim, the defense should still be in decent shape even if Penn is hotter from 3.
On offense I think the Tigers should be planning to go the same route with post ups and bully ball until Penn shows they're willing to double team. If/when they do, it's all down to ball and player movement to find open shots. Hopefully at home, perimeter shooters like Wright, Friberg, and perhaps Langborg will be able to knock more down than they did last Saturday
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