The point is to make points. More than the rival, of course. Whether they arrive from the inside or outside, this already depends on many factors. The coach’s notebook, for example. The profile of the players. Everything has something to do with it. In Girona, the points in favor are falling. The victories, always welcome, also come. Regularity is a fact and apart from stumbling in Villeneuve-d’Ascq, in the preview of the Euroleague, the course has started on a very good footing. Especially in the Women’s League. Three matches, three joys. There is no team in this same competition that can say the same. They have all lost at least one game. Not Uni yet, which also opened the continental group stage with good news against Landes. The gear is working and although Bernat Canut, the coach, warns at every press conference that it is necessary to touch the ground and that there is still much room for improvement, the truth is that the strengths are beginning to shine. One of them is the success of the outside shot.
For now, the aim is fine-tuned. If inside Tolo, Araújo, Etxarri and Labuckiene do their thing, on the outside, Spar Girona has plenty of reasons to do damage. The shot from long distance, from the moment of entry, translates into points and this is appreciated by the team. After facing Valencia, Ensino and also Leganés, and with a duel still pending against Barça, Uni is the team in the Women’s League that has a better average of three-pointers. It reaches up to 38.5 percent. That is to say: a little more than a third of the three-pointers that are attempted end up in the basket. In comparison, it is quite more favorable than the averages of the Perfumerías Avenida (26.3%) and Valencia Básquet (28.8%). for example, if you take into account two direct rivals in the fight for the championship.
Three of the five players with the best outside hit in the League play at Uni: Murphy, Cornelius and Gardner
Very hot wrist of the outside players, who see the ring easily. Not so much in Europe (28.8 percent success in the triple on the Basket Landes court) but yes in the League. Proper nouns pile up. Starting with Shay Murphy. The Californian has an immaculate background, with a perfect percentage. He has scored on all 4 outside shots he has attempted. In this sense, she is, for now, the most successful player in the championship. It is followed by the Dutch Laura Cornelius, also from Uni, with 62.5 percent. That’s 5 triples out of 8 attempts. Not bad at all. Another player from the team coached by Bernat Canut appears among the top five of this particular classification. It is about Rebekah Gardner, with 60 percent (3-of-5 3-pointers). Between them alone, they have converted 12 three-pointers from 17 attempts.
They are not the only ones who try it. The statistic continues, but this time with a smaller hit. Faustine Parra scored 2 of 5, for Binta Drammeh’s 2 of 9. Bradford, just 1 of 5 shooting. curiously, the one who tried the most is María Araújo, with 13 shots from long distance. Managed to send 3 to cart. Not the best percentage, but it all adds up. The team appreciates it.
