Yesterday on PTI they had a segment on the stadium of the Final Four...It is known as the kryptonite of 3 point shooters....Nova coach Jay Wright was as guest on the show...He said they shoot 3s but nothing like what OU does so the stadium...he hopes...will help them out....Both hosts ripped the NCAA for holding the showcase basketball games of the year in a stadium that has poor shooting....Tony Kornheiser said it is stupid to play the Final Four in a football stadium....His quote was ..."Let me know when they have the Super Bowl in Madison Square Garden."
Quote from ESPN on NRG Stadium
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somebody needs to show Jay this chart.
http://www.ncaa.com/stats/basketball-men/d1/current/team/625
We shoot the same amount of 3's per game
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But some on here don't think it has the potential to be an issue.
Heck, even Nova's coach is saying publicly that it might.
And I agree with Kornheiser. Screw the dollars, they shouldn't be holding this event at anything other than a place designed for basketball.
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It's a good thing we've had the most efficient defense in the tourney of the final four teams...we've won plenty of games in weird locations. The Bahamas tournament inside a hotel conference room, the Hawaii game in an outdoor court, Stillwater...
Yes, there is a potential issue in playing the games at this site. But the issues are the same for all four teams. If OU converts a higher percentage of treys than their opponents in arenas designed for basketball, it's highly probable the Sooners will hit a better percentage when playing the same opponents in a football stadium.
In the end, it will all come down to which teams play best and score more points than their opponents. I believe my Sooners can beat any of the other remaining teams. The only thing that could make me feel worse about a loss in the Final Four would be blaming the loss on poor depth perception.
In the end, it will all come down to which teams play best and score more points than their opponents. I believe my Sooners can beat any of the other remaining teams. The only thing that could make me feel worse about a loss in the Final Four would be blaming the loss on poor depth perception.
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Shooters Can’t See? Fans, Cover Your Eyes
By TOM SPOUSTAMARCH 29, 2015
Duke and Utah combined to miss 15 of their first 17 field-goal attempts in a regional semifinal Friday at NRG Stadium, the home of the N.F.L.’s Texans. Credit Kevin Jairaj/USA Today Sports, via Reuters
HOUSTON — A huge black curtain looms at each end of the raised court, creating an illusion that players are launching jump shots deep into another galaxy. Lights appear to give off an unusually strong glare, as if signaling a tavern’s last call or the intermission of a play.
Utah Coach Larry Krystkowiak played for six teams during a nine-year N.B.A. career and has seen enough stadium setups and court configurations to judge shooting backdrops and depth perceptions. After the Utes misfired from nearly every angle in their loss to Duke in the round of 16 on Friday, adding to NRG Stadium’s reputation as a black hole for college basketball sharpshooters, Krystkowiak offered his view of the building, a frequently used N.C.A.A. tournament site.
“We never really got a good feeling,” Krystkowiak said of NRG, home to the Houston Texans of the N.F.L. “It’s an interesting environment. It’s not a basketball arena. It’s the only regional that’s played in a venue like this. Everybody else is a normal-sized arena.”
Teams competing here in the South Regional semifinals mostly declined to solely blame NRG Stadium for the poor shooting during Friday’s games. Coaches said shots had singed nets in practices. Players clung to the notion that sometimes cold spells just happened.
But the frigid display in Houston was astonishing. Gonzaga (3 of 19) and U.C.L.A. (3 of 13) combined for 18.8 percent shooting on 3-point tries during the Bulldogs’ 74-62 victory. The Bruins went 6 minutes 23 seconds without scoring in the first half. Utah and Duke combined to miss 15 of their first 17 field-goal attempts during the Blue Devils’ 63-57 win, and the Utes shot 35 percent over all from the field (29.6 percent in the first half).
“I’m a little bit surprised; I’m not sure it’s just the arena or the level of game,” Duke Coach Mike Krzyzewski said. “Maybe that combination has something to do with it. All four teams didn’t shoot real well. I know in our game, some of it had to do with the defense.”
As the Final Four begins in Indianapolis this week — NRG Stadium, the Final Four site in 2011, will host it again next year — the practice of staging N.C.A.A. tournament games at large venues that seem to affect shooting and thus lower the quality of play remains a questionable one. On Friday, crowds here were muted while watching scoring droughts, shots caroming off backboards without touching the rims, and even air balls.
The tournament’s round of 16 and beyond are commonly held in bigger stadiums, thrusting players who have spent most of their college careers competing in smaller arenas into unfamiliar and visually difficult venues.
“You get accustomed to a normal background, normal arenas,” Duke guard Tyus Jones said. “Coming into the playoffs, you play in 30-something games, and only one of those games, you play in a dome.
“It’s just different. You have to adjust your eyes, and that’s what we try to do in practice. We try to get up a lot of shots and adapt to it so come game time, it feels normal.”
NRG Stadium, formerly known as Reliant Stadium, has hosted 12 N.C.A.A. tournament games. During the 2011 national championship game, Butler shot 18.8 percent from the field in a 53-41 loss to Connecticut, setting a record for the worst shooting performance in a title game. No team has shot at least 50 percent from the field in an N.C.A.A. tournament game at NRG Stadium.
Shooters Can’t See? Fans, Cover Your Eyes
By TOM SPOUSTAMARCH 29, 2015
Duke and Utah combined to miss 15 of their first 17 field-goal attempts in a regional semifinal Friday at NRG Stadium, the home of the N.F.L.’s Texans. Credit Kevin Jairaj/USA Today Sports, via Reuters
HOUSTON — A huge black curtain looms at each end of the raised court, creating an illusion that players are launching jump shots deep into another galaxy. Lights appear to give off an unusually strong glare, as if signaling a tavern’s last call or the intermission of a play.
Utah Coach Larry Krystkowiak played for six teams during a nine-year N.B.A. career and has seen enough stadium setups and court configurations to judge shooting backdrops and depth perceptions. After the Utes misfired from nearly every angle in their loss to Duke in the round of 16 on Friday, adding to NRG Stadium’s reputation as a black hole for college basketball sharpshooters, Krystkowiak offered his view of the building, a frequently used N.C.A.A. tournament site.
“We never really got a good feeling,” Krystkowiak said of NRG, home to the Houston Texans of the N.F.L. “It’s an interesting environment. It’s not a basketball arena. It’s the only regional that’s played in a venue like this. Everybody else is a normal-sized arena.”
Teams competing here in the South Regional semifinals mostly declined to solely blame NRG Stadium for the poor shooting during Friday’s games. Coaches said shots had singed nets in practices. Players clung to the notion that sometimes cold spells just happened.
But the frigid display in Houston was astonishing. Gonzaga (3 of 19) and U.C.L.A. (3 of 13) combined for 18.8 percent shooting on 3-point tries during the Bulldogs’ 74-62 victory. The Bruins went 6 minutes 23 seconds without scoring in the first half. Utah and Duke combined to miss 15 of their first 17 field-goal attempts during the Blue Devils’ 63-57 win, and the Utes shot 35 percent over all from the field (29.6 percent in the first half).
“I’m a little bit surprised; I’m not sure it’s just the arena or the level of game,” Duke Coach Mike Krzyzewski said. “Maybe that combination has something to do with it. All four teams didn’t shoot real well. I know in our game, some of it had to do with the defense.”
As the Final Four begins in Indianapolis this week — NRG Stadium, the Final Four site in 2011, will host it again next year — the practice of staging N.C.A.A. tournament games at large venues that seem to affect shooting and thus lower the quality of play remains a questionable one. On Friday, crowds here were muted while watching scoring droughts, shots caroming off backboards without touching the rims, and even air balls.
The tournament’s round of 16 and beyond are commonly held in bigger stadiums, thrusting players who have spent most of their college careers competing in smaller arenas into unfamiliar and visually difficult venues.
“You get accustomed to a normal background, normal arenas,” Duke guard Tyus Jones said. “Coming into the playoffs, you play in 30-something games, and only one of those games, you play in a dome.
“It’s just different. You have to adjust your eyes, and that’s what we try to do in practice. We try to get up a lot of shots and adapt to it so come game time, it feels normal.”
NRG Stadium, formerly known as Reliant Stadium, has hosted 12 N.C.A.A. tournament games. During the 2011 national championship game, Butler shot 18.8 percent from the field in a 53-41 loss to Connecticut, setting a record for the worst shooting performance in a title game. No team has shot at least 50 percent from the field in an N.C.A.A. tournament game at NRG Stadium.
Yeah, but Villanova doesn't make 'em anyway.
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I watched Buddy score 34 or 36 on Iowa State in Kansas City and he only attempted 3 or 4 3-point shots and made 2. If he's not hitting 3's he won't keep putting them up, he learned that earlier in the season.
We will be just fine.
We will be just fine.
Yeah, but Villanova doesn't make 'em anyway.
You're right. Both teams attempt slightly more than 24 three-point shots per game. Villanova makes 8.63 of those shots per game; OU makes 10.44 per game. Advantage Sooners.
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They ain't moving the game so you have to adapt
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