Not one shooter
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The Shooting was terrible.
That said, Mullins, Rodman, Bamba, Powell, have had 43% to 89% 3,4,5,6,7 out of 6,7,8,9, 10 3 point shooting percentage, makes, etc, games.
Most recently Jabe Mullins went about 87%, 13,14,15,16,17 made 3's in 2 games.
Powell had a mini version of that in 1 game.
And Team wise, the team made a record about 83%, 19 3's in 1 game, in blowing out Detroit by 50 points.
And according to Rivals, WSU was about Top 33 in nation, in 3 point shooting percentage, about 2,3,4, etc, games ago, before the current 1,2,3 game cold streak.
The reality has been that because of injuries, like everything else, WSU players, team, has not been able to DEVELOP CONSISTENCY shooting and other things wise.
It's been FEAST OR FAMINE, for players, team, 3 point shooting wise about 50/50 of time.
The team is like Dr Jeckle, and Mr Hyde, in that you don't know which get, and about 50/50 split.
Would be nice if WSU could save some of these makes for other teams, instead of blowing out a team by 50.
Would be nice if WSU could consistently shoot, 39% from 3 instead of, 7 out of 8, from 3 in game 1, and 1 out of 13 in game 2, rinse, wash, repeat over and over, losing the bad shooting games, and winning the good shooting games.
The more problematic problem was the BUTTER KNIFE EXTREME BAD 3 POINT DEFENSE WSU was playing.
If WSU had played better defense and not left the best 3 point shooters in the entire nation, 13 yards open, the game would have been closer, 3 to 6 points instead of a BLOWOUT.
That's the story of the game. EPIC BAD DEFENSE by WSU, Utah State making every one of their LOTS of 3 point shots, and WSU missing every one of their shots.
If WSU hadn't had such GOOD REBOUNDING, and the 90% from Charity stripe, the blowout would have been by 70, as that's how INSANELY HOT UTAH STATE WAS(NO BEATING THAT), and HOW EXTREMELY BAD WSU'S DEFENSE WAS, AND HOW EXTREMELY BAD WSU'S SHOOTING WAS.
And it wasn't good defense by Utah State, it was WSU missing good, open, noncontested shots.
And it wasn't even the Utah States own BAD DEFENSE. It's just that WSU couldn't exploit that because of their TERRIBLE SHOOTING.
Just give me 39% from 3, WSU, instead of 95% 1 game, and 5% next game.
And play better defense.
Defense is usually, and has been Smith's, WSU's strong point, including this season, but not against Utah State.
But that said, TECHNICALLY FOR MOST OF SEASON, WSU HAD BEEN PRETTY GOOD, BUT inconsistent, 3 point shooters, by the numbers, stats, etc.
That said, Mullins, Rodman, Bamba, Powell, have had 43% to 89% 3,4,5,6,7 out of 6,7,8,9, 10 3 point shooting percentage, makes, etc, games.
Most recently Jabe Mullins went about 87%, 13,14,15,16,17 made 3's in 2 games.
Powell had a mini version of that in 1 game.
And Team wise, the team made a record about 83%, 19 3's in 1 game, in blowing out Detroit by 50 points.
And according to Rivals, WSU was about Top 33 in nation, in 3 point shooting percentage, about 2,3,4, etc, games ago, before the current 1,2,3 game cold streak.
The reality has been that because of injuries, like everything else, WSU players, team, has not been able to DEVELOP CONSISTENCY shooting and other things wise.
It's been FEAST OR FAMINE, for players, team, 3 point shooting wise about 50/50 of time.
The team is like Dr Jeckle, and Mr Hyde, in that you don't know which get, and about 50/50 split.
Would be nice if WSU could save some of these makes for other teams, instead of blowing out a team by 50.
Would be nice if WSU could consistently shoot, 39% from 3 instead of, 7 out of 8, from 3 in game 1, and 1 out of 13 in game 2, rinse, wash, repeat over and over, losing the bad shooting games, and winning the good shooting games.
The more problematic problem was the BUTTER KNIFE EXTREME BAD 3 POINT DEFENSE WSU was playing.
If WSU had played better defense and not left the best 3 point shooters in the entire nation, 13 yards open, the game would have been closer, 3 to 6 points instead of a BLOWOUT.
That's the story of the game. EPIC BAD DEFENSE by WSU, Utah State making every one of their LOTS of 3 point shots, and WSU missing every one of their shots.
If WSU hadn't had such GOOD REBOUNDING, and the 90% from Charity stripe, the blowout would have been by 70, as that's how INSANELY HOT UTAH STATE WAS(NO BEATING THAT), and HOW EXTREMELY BAD WSU'S DEFENSE WAS, AND HOW EXTREMELY BAD WSU'S SHOOTING WAS.
And it wasn't good defense by Utah State, it was WSU missing good, open, noncontested shots.
And it wasn't even the Utah States own BAD DEFENSE. It's just that WSU couldn't exploit that because of their TERRIBLE SHOOTING.
Just give me 39% from 3, WSU, instead of 95% 1 game, and 5% next game.
And play better defense.
Defense is usually, and has been Smith's, WSU's strong point, including this season, but not against Utah State.
But that said, TECHNICALLY FOR MOST OF SEASON, WSU HAD BEEN PRETTY GOOD, BUT inconsistent, 3 point shooters, by the numbers, stats, etc.
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I recall under the Bennetts we'd play teams and their fans would be perplexed after the game that their usual good shooting ability inexplicably was horrible.
It was funny that they didn't understand that it was not a fluke. It was because the Bennetts knew how to defend and make other teams uncomfortable. Thus, they'd shoot poorly.
Teams get hot against us because we can't defend. Also, our offensive scheme sucks.
Smith has to do better.
It wasn't Utah States defense.
Most of WSU's 3 point shots were 5+ yard WIDE OPEN SHOTS, unrushed, unhurried, uncontested, etc.
What WSU did wrong in addition to the BAD DEFENSE, was that altho most of WSU players were Driving, slashing, penetrating, beating off dribble, attacking basket, attacking inside, posting up, etc, at will inside, getting to the Charity Stripe 80% of time, and 90% from Charity stripe, is that they STOPPED DOING THAT, not because of defense, and kept JACKING 3's, albeit wide open 3's they should have been making.
At some point, you got to recognize where your BREAD AND BUTTER IS, and STOP shooting, and missing 95% of your 3's and just MILK THE CHARITY STRIPE FOR ALL IT WAS WORTH, BY ATTACKING BASKET EVERY TIME, GETTING UTAH STATE PLAYERS INTO FOUL TROUBLE, SHOOTING NONSTOP 90% FROM CHARITY STRIPE.
If I had been coach, that's what I would have had done, and told the team not to shoot another 3, and benched a player temporarily for shooting a 3.
Sometimes you have to MILK, what's not stoppable, for all it's worth.
Then I would have the 3 point shooters of Utah State guarded so closely, that the WSU players would know the flavors of the chewing gum of the Utah State players.
And I would have had Gueye, Diongue, Crespin, Jaki, be SHOT BLOCKING RIM PROTECTORS.
I'd rather give up 2's, then all those 3's by the best 3 point shooting team in entire nation.
And Utah State is small, not as athletic, will miss some of those 2's, and will continue to get out rebounded.
And they Utah State would continue to be pounded, attacked inside, and continue to foul a lot, put WSU at Charity stripe, making 90% a lot, and would TIRE OUT, the Utah offense, and defense.
THATS HOW YOU BEAT THE TEAM IN NATION THAT IS SO ONE DIMENSIONAL, THAT SHOOTS 3'S 80% OF TIME, AND MAKES 80% OF 3'S, AND THAT BEST 3 POINT SHOOTING COLLEGE IN THE AMERICAS, THAT NAMED UTAH STATE.
Yeah agreed against Utah they shot 4/30, Hawaii 3/13, GW 7/26. When numbers like that continue to show up its pretty telling. We aren't out there playing the best defenses every single night while the other team "gets hot". Its bad shooting vs. good shooting.
