3 for 22

[Viper]

Not only was it winnable, I really believe they should have won it. Marquette wasn't missing closely guarded threes either. Stevie, Chase and Kam all had opportunities that were pretty wide open.

yup. Gotta hit those J's or make a hard drive to the rim

[Warrior of Law]

264th in the country from 3 point percentage.

[MuggsyB]

Here's the thing:  St.J and Mich St can't really shoot but they are excellent rebounding teams and get multiple opportunities.  We have a very small margin for error if we shoot that poorly. 

[MUbiz]

Here's the thing:  St.J and Mich St can't really shoot but they are excellent rebounding teams and get multiple opportunities.  We have a very small margin for error if we shoot that poorly. 

The team that shoots 30% from 3 will win. The team that shoots 20% from 3 will lose.

[MuggsyB]

The team that shoots 30% from 3 will win. The team that shoots 20% from 3 will lose.

Last night yes, but we shot great from 2 which hasn't always been the case this season.  I think scoring inside on St.J will be much more difficult. 

[MUbiz]

Last night yes, but we shot great from 2 which hasn't always been the case this season.  I think scoring inside on St.J will be much more difficult. 

Yes, scoring on SJU inside will be a massive challenge. I expect to see SJU leave Stevie wide open on the perimeter like CU did. Which will put a highlight on our 3 point shooting.

[MuggsyB]

You can develop a shot and become more consistent. It just boggles my mind that our two highest volume 3 point shooters are a combined 111/365 and 30% for the season. I did not see that regression coming.

It's a lot more than just that.  Kam's struggles with his J changes everything about our h-c offense and how we are guarded.  If he was shooting anywhere near his past percentages this is a MU team very capable of making a deep run.  Even with some of our flaws.  But his inability to find his J filters to every member of our team and makes us way easier to check.

[Jay Bee]

Here's the thing:  St.J and Mich St can't really shoot but they are excellent rebounding teams and get multiple opportunities.  We have a very small margin for error if we shoot that poorly. 

You're missing key info here. Yes, all three teams have a weak 3fg%... but only one of them attempts a lot.

3FGA/fga=
#muMbb 46.3%, #40 nationally
StJ 30.8%, #342
Mich St 32.2%, #334

[MuggsyB]

You're missing key info here. Yes, all three teams have a weak 3fg%... but only one of them attempts a lot.

3FGA/fga=
#muMbb 46.3%, #40 nationally
StJ 30.8%, #342
Mich St 32.2%, #334

Fair point. 

[willie warrior]

The team has layed some bricks this year from 3 and not shown much improvement. Kams shot looks flat and his follow through looks like he's tossing fish in Seattle. We also had a rough time on the boards. Place most of the blame on shaka for roster construction. I continue to say we need a shooter and a big from the portal next year.

All that aside, team played with toughness, applied great ball pressure. Thought gold and jop had very good games. Optimistic for Johnnie's.

Agree with this. Roster construction should have been and should be of the highest priority. Bangers and 3 point shooters are needed desperately.

[willie warrior]

Yep. This team has been an enigma from 3 all year. What you see is what you get. It cost them last year versus NC State and probably will be the downfall this post season.

Already has been the downfall.

[Shaka Shart]

Agree with this. Roster construction should have been and should be of the highest priority. Bangers and 3 point shooters are needed desperately.

What does pork sausage have to do with this

[MarquetteMike1977]

Felt Marquette did what they needed to Win outside of 3/22. Again flip those 3 point numbers around with UCONNS 7/20 and Marquette wins by 18 Points. We shot better than this when we beat Maryland Purdue Wisconsin Georgia Creighton and Xavier. Got to get some shots up and get that muscle memory back for the Johnnies.

[JakeBarnes]

Agree with this. Roster construction should have been and should be of the highest priority. Bangers and 3 point shooters are needed desperately.

Rumors of bangers and shooters keep the dentists away from urban areas

[tower912]

Bangers and shooters sounds like a St. Patrick's day thing.

[Hards Alumni]

Bangers and shooters sounds like a St. Patrick's day thing.

Or a wild night in Vegas.

[WarriorFan]

I believe this team should be a 35% 3 point shooting team.  That would put them at 124th in the nation.
Assuming there are 5 games left and the 3 point rate continues at 29/game, and they are currently 230/864.  They will go 123/145 for the next 5 games, they'll finish 353/1009 for 35%.  Numbers don't lie!  They will advance to the mean.

[muwarrior69]

The team has layed some bricks this year from 3 and not shown much improvement. Kams shot looks flat and his follow through looks like he's tossing fish in Seattle. We also had a rough time on the boards. Place most of the blame on shaka for roster construction. I continue to say we need a shooter and a big from the portal next year.

All that aside, team played with toughness, applied great ball pressure. Thought gold and jop had very good games. Optimistic for Johnnie's.

Maybe 82 can help.

[MUEng92]

264th in the country from 3 point percentage.

So there are over 100 worse 3pt shooting teams than MU.  So we've got that going for us, which is nice

[HutchwasClutch]

264th in the country from 3 point percentage.

The Fighting Wardles lead the way nationally. The only team hitting 40%

[NCMUFan]

At least it wasn't 3 for 23 or more.