Saturday, March 17, 2007

3-point Obsession

What is the obsession with the three-point shot? Louisville, down by one heaved a 3-pointer at the last second. At the end of regulation in a tie game, Washington State chose to send one up from "downtown."

Players are too enamored with hitting the "big" shot from a "big" distance when they would have a better percentage shot from closer.

4 comments:

Roy said...

Welcome to the Sportscenter mindset my friend. It's not about winning, it's about being featured on Sportcenter.

bishopman said...

Welcome to watching the rest of the tournament from your couch rather than playing in it.

Roy said...

One of my favorite phrases for excessive 3-point shooting is "It's Jack it Up {insert day of the week}"

We came up with that at my daughter's elementary school games. Sometimes they panic and shoot from anywhere

bishopman said...

There isn't much more entertaining than a elementary school basketball game. When I was in the fifth grade our team (Lincoln Elem.) beat Webster Elem. 42-0. Can you believe it? A shutout.