Who should be shooting 3s for us?

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volsfan0156

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Scotty Hopson. At .415 he has by far the best 3pt % on our team (other than b-dub who has only shot 4 3s). Cam Tatum has thrown up 76 and only made 25, renaldo has thrown up 59 and only made 18. Hopson is without a doubt our best 3pt shooter yet even weezy has shot more 3s than him. we should be having those open 3s go to him.
 
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Players that should not ever ever ever shoot a 3(in order):
1. JP Prince
2. Tyler Smith

Players that are not very good shooters but the best we have (in order)
1. ummmmmmmmmm........ Wayne Chism???
2. Hopson
3. Tatum
4. Bobby Maze
 
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Hopson is the best of 'em - just doesn't like to shoot them all tha tmuch. Cam is easily the streakiest... along with Wayne.

Tatum should not be allowed to shoot any 3s if he misses 4 in a game (without hitting 1)... because when he's off... he's really off and just forces it.

I don't know what happened to Tyler.. because last year he was shooting pretty well and was respectable... was behind Lofton and Jajuan... ahead of Howell.. so probably in Chism's range. He's just not shooting well this year at all from three.
 
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i personally think that hopson and maze should be given the greenlight, and each game cam should start off shootin four 3s, if he makes atleast 2 of them let him shoot for the rest of the game, if he makes 1 or none give him the redlight because hes cold
 
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The two guys i feel most comfortable with when a three point shot goes up are Hopson and Maze. Chism is a better shooter than people give him credit for, so I'd also like to see him shoot. Tatum is very streaky. Prince has one of the ugliest/worst shots i've ever seen. He embarrassed himself beyond words when he shot that 3 late in the game against Gonzaga.
 
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I think you can overanalyze it too much. I'm pretty sure from what Dane Bradshaw has said that every player has a green light to shoot. Hopson, Tatum, and Maze should shoot when they are open regardless. Chism and Tyler can shoot when they are feeling it. I don't really think Renaldo matters because it is looking like he may be the odd man out on the rotation anyway. JP should never shoot a 3.
 
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Prince has the worst shot in the SEC. If he's not 5 ft from the basket or scoring on an offensive rebound then he should not even think about putting the ball in the air.
 
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I love all of the people on here who think Wayne Chism should be shooting 3s? Really? :lolabove:

He's shooting 25% on the year, which means he's missing 3 out of every 4. I love Chism's inside presence and his work ethic on defense. But nothing drives me crazier than when he kills our momentum with a trailing-the-fast-break brick from the top of the key.

The only reason his stats from the last couple years are any better is because of a couple of games where he would make 3 or 4 3s in a row. The rest of the time he's a brick mason. Come on people. :ermm:
 
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Rotate them until you find the hot one and stick with him. Maze looks to me like he has the best stroke of any of the guards. With this group i don't think you'll get a consistant threat night in and night out. If they'd stop taking bad shots, they might be able to rotate enough guys to see who has the hot hand.
 
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volsfan0156 said:
Scotty Hopson. At .415 he has by far the best 3pt % on our team (other than b-dub who has only shot 4 3s). Cam Tatum has thrown up 76 and only made 25, renaldo has thrown up 59 and only made 18. Hopson is without a doubt our best 3pt shooter yet even weezy has shot more 3s than him. we should be having those open 3s go to him.
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no one or lofton
 
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I dont mind seeing Chism shoot a three every now and then but he tends to go to extremes sometimes. He said after the Gonzaga game they all have the greenlight to shoot them, but I dont think that a three point shot from him should be the first option.
 
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westtnvol said:
Players that should not ever ever ever shoot a 3(in order):
1. JP Prince
2. Tyler Smith

Players that are not very good shooters but the best we have (in order)
1. ummmmmmmmmm........ Wayne Chism???
2. Hopson
3. Tatum
4. Bobby Maze
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Players Who Should Not Ever Shoot Period:
1. Steven Pearl
 
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I'm not sure anybody on this team should be shooting 3's. I'd rather we focus on slashing to the basket and shooting closer shots. Our outside percentage is too low to justify how much we shoot it from out there.
 
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Hopson does not need to shoot more 3's. One of his biggest weaknesses right now is that he settles for the 3-pointer too often. Tatum is certainly that player that should have the most attempts. Chism is certainly a capable 3-point shooter. His problem is footwork. He takes too many 3-pointers in which he does not get his feet set and squared to the basket. That hurts him quite a bit from a percentage standpoint. When his feet are set and he is square to the basket his 3-point percentage is pretty good.
 
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therickbol said:
Hopson does not need to shoot more 3's. One of his biggest weaknesses right now is that he settles for the 3-pointer too often. Tatum is certainly that player that should have the most attempts.
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Agreed. Hopson needs to put the ball on the deck and get to the rack. He shoots a moon ball. Tatum will be 1st team all SEC before he is done at UT. He has tons of potential, as does Hopson. I know they are kinda struggling right now but the future looks bright at UT
 
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Hopson. It's either an airball, or it's going in. That describes his 3 point shooting as well as his free throw shooting.
 
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therickbol said:
Hopson does not need to shoot more 3's. One of his biggest weaknesses right now is that he settles for the 3-pointer too often. Tatum is certainly that player that should have the most attempts. Chism is certainly a capable 3-point shooter. His problem is footwork. He takes too many 3-pointers in which he does not get his feet set and squared to the basket. That hurts him quite a bit from a percentage standpoint. When his feet are set and he is square to the basket his 3-point percentage is pretty good.
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have you actually watched UT play. Chism should never again shoot a 3 and Hopson should be shooting more of them.
 
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BigPapaVol said:
I bet he's drawn more iron and missed than he has shot airballs. Wanna wager?
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It was an intentional exaggeration. Hopson will get better over time - he needs a little more time to adjust to the college game. I think Tatum/Maze should be our first two long range options right now.
 
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UT IE 95 said:
It was an intentional exaggeration. Hopson will get better over time - he needs a little more time to adjust to the college game. I think Tatum/Maze should be our first two long range options right now.
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I assumed you were, but just making the point. I think he has shot 3 airballs, or that's what I recall.
 
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BigPapaVol said:
I assumed you were, but just making the point. I think he has shot 3 airballs, or that's what I recall.
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That sounds about right. If he matures he could become a heckuva player. He'll need a quicker release on those outside shots too.

If we're relying on him to be our best 3-point option this year, we may be in trouble.
 
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BigPapaVol said:
have you actually watched UT play. Chism should never again shoot a 3 and Hopson should be shooting more of them.
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I have either watched more than you. Or I actually pay attention when I watch. I am not sure which. Chism is a very capable 3-point shooter when he is set. His problem is he has a terrible tendancy to shoot it as fast as he can and his footwork is off. His ability to shoot the 3 opens up the offense. Now, should he shoot fewer rushed 3-pointers than he does? Absolutely. But if his feet are set and his man does not step out he needs to shoot.
 
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therickbol said:
Hopson does not need to shoot more 3's. One of his biggest weaknesses right now is that he settles for the 3-pointer too often. Tatum is certainly that player that should have the most attempts. Chism is certainly a capable 3-point shooter. His problem is footwork. He takes too many 3-pointers in which he does not get his feet set and squared to the basket. That hurts him quite a bit from a percentage standpoint. When his feet are set and he is square to the basket his 3-point percentage is pretty good.
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What was Tatum last game? Like 1/10 from 3? Screw that he doesn't need to take more attempts. You must be confusing 3-2 with 2-3. Hopson drives a lot more than Tatum - and he shoots overall a lot less - which he should try to shoot more.

Hopson is our best overall 3-point shooter - Tatum is our streakiest. Chism is OK. He should shoot 3 max per game.. unless he makes 2/3 or something. I like him shooting trailers when he isn't rushed or guarded.
 
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I would rather see our guys look for that drive to the basket before they even think about shooting 3's at this point.
 
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