St. John's head coach Rick Pitino believes his team's 3-point shooting struggles stem from hesitation and overthinking rather than a lack of ability. He encourages players to take open shots and believes a more aggressive approach from beyond the arc will improve overall offensive flow.
Stop worrying about your misses. Ignore the percentages.“To be quite honest with you, it defies all the metrics of the game,” the Hall of Fame coach said as the Johnnies prepared to host skidding Butler at Carnesecca Arena on Saturday afternoon. “Winning like we’re winning is very difficult if you’re not getting the easy break of the 3-point shot.” It was a different tone than Pitino had after the setback, when he said St. John’s isn’t a good 3-point shooting team.
“It’s very surprising to me because all the teams I’ve coached loved taking the 3,” Pitino said. “These guys have more confidence in the mid-range than they do the 3. But they have to take them or the mid-range isn’t going to be there. We’ll get there.” But in the loss to Creighton and large portions of the recent win over Providence, it was too stagnant.
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