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#101
Matt Halvorsen College Stats | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com

This would be a reach, but figured I would mention him...from Kingsport and went to Christ School so I’m sure he knows Fulky well. Set the record for made 3’s in WCU history for a career, finished with 297. In total 297/801 for 37.1% on his career, averaging 6.6 attempts a game, could definitely add some shooting to this team but I’m not sure about his ability at this level.
 
#102
#102
bleedingTNorange said:
Matt Halvorsen College Stats | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com

This would be a reach, but figured I would mention him...from Kingsport and went to Christ School so I’m sure he knows Fulky well. Set the record for made 3’s in WCU history for a career, finished with 297. In total 297/801 for 37.1% on his career, averaging 6.6 attempts a game, could definitely add some shooting to this team but I’m not sure about his ability at this level.
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That is same percentage vescovi shoots. Not impressed with that part of his game.
 
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ndubvols said:
He shot 40% his junior year and 39% senior years. Seems like a capable shooter but agree that he’s not likely a take.
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Do you all not realize that 40% is a pretty damn good 3-point percentage? You all realize that hardly anyone shoots over 40% consistently?

We all like to complain about how badly John Petty kills us from the 3-point range and he's never going to graduate. Would you like to know his career 3-point percentage?

2017-2018 37.2%
2018-2019 34.5%
2019-2020 44.0%
2020-2021 37.3%

Also, Santi is just 36% and 37% so again.....40% is very good. We don't have anyone that shoots like that on this team.

EDIT: There are 29 players in ALL of CBB in 2020-2021 that shot over 40% from 3. Again, you all have no idea what a good shooting percentage is.
 
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BruinVol said:
You aren’t impressed by a 40% 3 pt shooter?

tough crowd
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You have to take other factors into account too besides percentage and many folks don’t do that...Springer shot better than Lofton did percentage wise, but would anybody really consider Springer the better shooter?

My point being, Halvorsen shot 39% on 8 3pta a game, he was the teams best perimeter shooter and was well known by the opposition, so it’s not as if he was getting wide open looks...when you take that into consideration that 39% looks really good and fair to probably think he could be well above 40% if he were here, but I get the hesitation and again not advocating we take him, just an interesting name with some ties.

A guy like Justin Powell is ideal, 44% from 3 on over 4 attempts a game, 6’6” with some build too so he can easily play the 2 or 3.
 
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golfballs said:
Was 4* recruit according to 247 but no major offers. Based on his stats he’s not a very good defensive player
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Maybe at some point you have to give up a little bit of defense and get someone that can actually make the ball go through the hoop.
 
#109
#109
ColinS said:
Maybe at some point you have to give up a little bit of defense and get someone that can actually make the ball go through the hoop.
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I think what matters the most is the net contribution. But that doesn’t seem to be Rick Barnes’ philosophy
 
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TheMookieMonster said:
Do you all not realize that 40% is a pretty damn good 3-point percentage? You all realize that hardly anyone shoots over 40% consistently?

We all like to complain about how badly John Petty kills us from the 3-point range and he's never going to graduate. Would you like to know his career 3-point percentage?

2017-2018 37.2%
2018-2019 34.5%
2019-2020 44.0%
2020-2021 37.3%

Also, Santi is just 36% and 37% so again.....40% is very good. We don't have anyone that shoots like that on this team.

EDIT: There are 29 players in ALL of CBB in 2020-2021 that shot over 40% from 3. Again, you all have no idea what a good shooting percentage is.
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I agree, my point was he’s better than his career percentage. I didn’t convey it well but he’s obviously a really good 3 point shooter which is why he would potentially be a take. Not sure he can do the other stuff well enough though, but I’ve admittedly not watched him much.
 
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bleedingTNorange said:
You have to take other factors into account too besides percentage and many folks don’t do that...Springer shot better than Lofton did percentage wise, but would anybody really consider Springer the better shooter?

My point being, Halvorsen shot 39% on 8 3pta a game, he was the teams best perimeter shooter and was well known by the opposition, so it’s not as if he was getting wide open looks...when you take that into consideration that 39% looks really good and fair to probably think he could be well above 40% if he were here, but I get the hesitation and again not advocating we take him, just an interesting name with some ties.

A guy like Justin Powell is ideal, 44% from 3 on over 4 attempts a game, 6’6” with some build too so he can easily play the 2 or 3.
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That’s why I much prefer look at eFG%
 
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Since we are taking other factors into consideration, shooting ~40% at WCU against southern conference competition does not mean Halvorsen would shoot 40% against SEC type length. Why do people not understand this? Not to mention, if we took this guy he would probably be a complete liability on defense at this level.

Just look at Bailey. The guy shot a full 6% lower from 3 this year than he did his last year at Oregon, while only averaging 5 more mpg. And a full 9% lower FT%. The SEC is a physical league. Being strong enough to get knocked around all game and still makes shots is important in this league. And it is a lot harder than it looks. Some guys who may be snipers in lesser leagues could struggle to even get their shot off in the SEC. As I’ve even seen with Vescovi against more competitive teams with length.
 
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csheaton said:
Since we are taking other factors into consideration, shooting ~40% at WCU against southern conference competition does not mean Halvorsen would shoot 40% against SEC type length. Why do people not understand this? Not to mention, if we took this guy he would probably be a complete liability on defense at this level.

Just look at Bailey. The guy shot a full 6% lower from 3 this year than he did his last year at Oregon, while only averaging 5 more mpg. And a full 9% lower FT%. The SEC is a physical league. Being strong enough to get knocked around all game and still makes shots is important in this league. And it is a lot harder than it looks. Some guys who may be snipers in lesser leagues could struggle to even get their shot off in the SEC. As I’ve even seen with Vescovi against more competitive teams with length.
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Interesting you mention Bailey, I looked at his number from Oregon. He was a significantly worse shooter in conference than out his two years there
 
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#118
zjcvols said:
Interesting you mention Bailey, I looked at his number from Oregon. He was a significantly worse shooter in conference than out his two years there
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Yep, making shots is more difficult against better competition. Even if you’re Chris Lofton.
 
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bleedingTNorange said:
You have to take other factors into account too besides percentage and many folks don’t do that...Springer shot better than Lofton did percentage wise, but would anybody really consider Springer the better shooter?

My point being, Halvorsen shot 39% on 8 3pta a game, he was the teams best perimeter shooter and was well known by the opposition, so it’s not as if he was getting wide open looks...when you take that into consideration that 39% looks really good and fair to probably think he could be well above 40% if he were here, but I get the hesitation and again not advocating we take him, just an interesting name with some ties.

A guy like Justin Powell is ideal, 44% from 3 on over 4 attempts a game, 6’6” with some build too so he can easily play the 2 or 3.
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39% shooting 8 3s a game is damn good
 
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#123
#123
BreatheUT said:
Yeah when did Gonzaga turn into a Power 5 destination.
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Few has started developing first round draft picks, and they can roll in their conference.

Just heard Gary Parrish talk about them losing Filip Petrusev. He was conference player of the year last year and was supposed to return. After the pandemic started, he signed a deal overseas. Parrish said he talked to that staff afterwards, and while they liked him, they weren’t that concerned because they had Timme coming off the bench and knew he was a great player.
 
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#124
VolGee4 said:
Few has started developing first round draft picks, and they can roll in their conference.

Just heard Gary Parrish talk about them losing Filip Petrusev. He was conference player of the year last year and was supposed to return. After the pandemic started, he signed a deal overseas. Parrish said he talked to that staff afterwards, and while they liked him, they weren’t that concerned because they had Timme coming off the bench and knew he was a great player.
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Do you think Mark Few will leave Gonzaga for another job?
 
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