I read we have the worst 3-point shooting % in the Big East. I go to a lot of other message boards around the Big East just to see people's reactions, and a lot of people feel the same way I do, that the passing around the perimeter only to launch a 3 has gotten old. I love Jay, love how he represents the University, love his recruiting, love how he gets his kids to play hard, love the team's defensive intensity, but FOR YEARS, his X's and O's on offense have left me scratching my head. Here are some quotes from other message boards:
"Will not consider them a real tournament threat as long as they stay a completely perimeter oriented team."
"They will have a good record no doubt because they have talent but IMO they seem to remain a one trick pony, passing the ball around the perimeter until someone fires a 3."
"same old problem for nova. they live and die by the 3."
"A good team shouldn't rely on the 3 so much like nova does."
"IMO the only thing that hurts with this loss to Oklahoma is chances of getting a 1 seed maybe. And maybe they'll start to shoot a few fewer 3's."
"4 for 32 from three. Ugh. I hope Jay takes this loss seriously and realizes that 3 pt shooting should be one offensive tool not the entire strategy. Embarrassing"
"and it's frustrating to see because the few times they drive or feed the big man down low they do have success."
"Villanova's FT rate so far is 27.0%, 321st in the nation. That's what happens when you are always hunting for a three on a drive rather than committing to the drive itself a decent amount of the time."
"Will not consider them a real tournament threat as long as they stay a completely perimeter oriented team."
"They will have a good record no doubt because they have talent but IMO they seem to remain a one trick pony, passing the ball around the perimeter until someone fires a 3."
"same old problem for nova. they live and die by the 3."
"A good team shouldn't rely on the 3 so much like nova does."
"IMO the only thing that hurts with this loss to Oklahoma is chances of getting a 1 seed maybe. And maybe they'll start to shoot a few fewer 3's."
"4 for 32 from three. Ugh. I hope Jay takes this loss seriously and realizes that 3 pt shooting should be one offensive tool not the entire strategy. Embarrassing"
"and it's frustrating to see because the few times they drive or feed the big man down low they do have success."
"Villanova's FT rate so far is 27.0%, 321st in the nation. That's what happens when you are always hunting for a three on a drive rather than committing to the drive itself a decent amount of the time."
