Getting to know the Summit League (III)
September 27, 2008 by Ryan Pravato
Filed under Basketball
Many Summit League teams thrive off the three point shot. Last year the league had 11 players who shot at least 40% from downtown (minimum of 100 attempts). Summit League teams and players don’t necessarily make jaw dropping amounts of threes. They just consistently shoot quality percentages.
I equate 40% from the long line with a .300 batting average, or close to it. Obviously the number of at bats, or in this case, three point attempts, figures into how consistent a player performs. Usually a player who can exhibit the ability to hit threes at …read more
A Foot Thick?
July 19, 2008 by Ryan Pravato
Filed under Basketball
Ole Miss head coach Andy Kennedy is in complete favor of a foot thick three point line for college basketball.
“I’m not in favor of keeping two lines on the floor,” Kennedy said. “I think it will really create confusion with the women’s line not moving and now moving the men’s line back another foot. I know they’re going to be contrasting colors, but you’re asking for problems as it relates to which line was it behind: ‘We’ve got to check the monitor.
Really, is he the first to come up with this idea? If he is, then he’s …read more




