Individual shooting percentages... can you spot weaknesses?

[Jason Svoboda]

Here are the individual shooting percentages through 22 games. As a team, we're ranked 209th in Division 1 at 42.9%. On the flip side, opponents are now below us shooting 42.5% -- they had been ahead of us all year long.

Field Goal Percentage

.489 Bell (23-47)
.478 Brown (85-178)
.472 Kitch (50-106)
.457 Gant (84-184)
.449 Scott (83-185)
.442 Prusator (19-43)
.434 Etherington (23-53)
.376 Bennett (50-133)
.368 Smith (74-201)
.063 Murphy (1-16)

2-Point Field Goal Percentage

.714 Etherington (10-14)
.539 Kitch (41-76)
.508 Gant (66-130)
.508 Brown (65-128)
.500 Prusator (3-6)
.489 Bell (23-47)
.471 Scott (41-87)
.449 Smith (62-138)
.429 Bennett (21-49)
.063 Murphy (1-16)

3-Point Field Goal Percentage

.432 Prusator (16-37)
.429 Scott (42-98)
.400 Brown (20-50)
.345 Bennett (29-84)
.333 Gant (18-54)
.333 Etherington (13-39)
.300 Kitch (9-30)
.190 Smith (12-63)
.000 Bell (0-0)
.000 Murphy (0-0)

Free Throw Percentage

.788 Smith (63-80)
.771 Bennett (37-48)
.754 Scott (52-69)
.719 Kitch (41-57)
.698 Gant (30-43)
.645 Bell (20-31)
.625 Murphy (10-16)
.619 Brown (91-147)
.571 Etherington (4-7)
.571 Prusator (4-7)

True Shooting Percentage

.629 Prusator
.604 Scott
.579 Brown
.572 Kitch
.562 Etherington
.544 Bell
.539 Bennett
.532 Gant
.472 Smith
.260 Murphy

Effective Field Goal Percentage

.628 Prusator
.562 Scott
.557 Etherington
.534 Brown
.514 Kitch
.505 Gant
.489 Bell
.485 Bennett
.398 Smith
.063 Murphy

 

[BrokerZ]

What this mainly tells me, in terms of weaknesses, is we take too many outside shots. We have a fairly big front line along with guards who can get to the rim, but we settle for too many long jumpers.

 

[dino]

weaknesses? Khristian smith should not be shooting the 3. Despite shooting the 3rd most 3's on the team, 6 other players have hit more 3's than him. He's now 13 for 67 from long range. not a weakness...kitchell is now 10/33 from downtown. Would be an interesting to see who ends up with more 3 point makes between smith and kitchell. I'd bet kitchell cause i'd actually encourage him to continue to throw up a couple long one's per game. I'd like to kindly ask smith to drive to the basket in lieu of the 3 ball.

Smith is the best free throw shooter by percentage. He needs to attack and get fouled. He hasn't been doing that enough. He didn't attempt a single free throw vs UNI

In regards to free throws, Devonte brown has been doing a good job of getting to the line. He's now 94/151, which is 62.3%. If he can somehow work on his stroke he could really elevate his game.

 

[sycamorebacker]

Smith needs to work this summer on taking some of the arch off of his shot. It should have been done a long time ago. I don't know what coaches do. My daughter and I set her arch in the 4th grade.

 

[bluebill]

Smith needs to work this summer on taking some of the arch off of his shot. It should have been done a long time ago. I don't know what coaches do. My daughter and I set her arch in the 4th grade.

Good point Backer....and FINISH the shot ! The worst offenders are Kitch and Gant, on not finishing. If you watch Gant shoot you will see him go thru 95% of the motion well and the last 5% is just "hope it goes" follow thru. His misses are just plain lack of concentration in many of his tries. Kitch and Brown are about the same. Brown has improved, but all shots from wherever have a much better chance if followed thru 100%.