If anything, and despite the remarkable boon of playing his freshman year with a big like TJD, this Hoosiers offense was actually a terrible fit for Hood-Schifino. Outside of
Miller Kopp, the team had no shooting threats to speak of—Hood-Schifino himself was second on the team in three-point attempts and tied for second for three-point makes. On the whole, the Hoosiers lacked long-range shooting to a staggering degree—they ranked 352nd out of 363 Division I teams in three-point attempts, with 15.5 3PA per game.
I want you to read that last sentence again, if you don’t mind. This team that employed two of the best passers in college basketball had fewer kickout options beyond the arc than all but
11 of the other 363 Men’s NCAA Division I basketball teams. Liberty’s
Darius McGhee put up 11.4 3PA per game BY HIMSELF. Akron’s
Xavier Castaneda and UConn’s
Jordan Hawkins (who ranked eighth and ninth in three-point attempts, respectively) put up a combined 16.7 3PA per game.