Long potential

[VObserver]

Shawn is performing really well. A shame our coaches aren't.

[CajunRebel]

Yep. Our coaches really need to work on their 3pt shooting.

[basinbear]

They recruited them.....

[CajunRebel]

They recruited them.....

No doubt.

[VObserver]

Yep. Our coaches really need to work on their 3pt shooting.

No, they need to have a plan "B" for when the 3 ball isn't falling.

[Turbine]

No, they need to have a plan "B" for when the 3 ball isn't falling.

The plan should kick in prior to 12-straight misses.

[Turbine]

They recruited them.....

Keep the shooters out of the weight room during the regular season.

In-season weight rooms make coaches look like bad recruiters.

[scotto_25]

Keep the shooters out of the weight room during the regular season.

In-season weight rooms make coaches look like bad recruiters.

100% accurate. Basketball players aren't extreme weightlifters like other sports. You need fluidity to shoot jumpers; no stress or upper arm tension. One hard lift during the week can dramatically throw your shot off. I'm a big believer in limiting what weights are used during the season.

[CajunEXPRESS]

I'd use the NBA and Olympic models. Whatever they're doing I'm copying.

[CajunRebel]

No, they need to have a plan "B" for when the 3 ball isn't falling.

What's plan B then?

[BirdofParadise]

Shawn is performing really well. A shame our coaches aren't.

Directed at everyone, not you VO.

Can we have ONE thread. ONE that talks about something great, in this case, one of the great careers in UL history, without everyone ____ing all over it.

This is about Shawn Long. How about we make it about Shawn Long.

[VObserver]

What's plan B then?

How about stepping inside the 3 point line for a 15 ft jumper after about the 4th time you miss an uncontested 3? How about asking the guy who leads the conference in FG % to shoot a few more shots a game? How about actually running a pick and roll off the pick at the T every now and then?

I'm sure a guy who has been a D1 coach for 20 years can come up with something besides just hoping that Register will finally make a 3.

[ManAboutTown]

It would seem that Shawn's 3 point attempts are way down this year. Do the stats bare that out? And if so, was it by design?

[Cajunsmike]

It would seem that Shawn's 3 point attempts are way down this year. Do the stats bare that out? And if so, was it by design?

I think it is somewhat by design and somewhat due to fact his percentage from three is lower this year.