re: Real problem from Tuesday nights beat down.

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What exactly do you consider contesting a three? Raising your hand up 4 ft from the shooter or running past him and jumping after his shot is not considered contesting!

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A problem with the fan base here is they don't understand the definitions of basketball terms. Contested shot does not mean you have completely eliminated the shot opportunity and the shot is taken anyway. It simply means an attempt to put pressure on a shooter, or that the shot is attempted to avoid the nearest defender(i.e. step backs and quick release shots of the bounce). 2-4 feet away is considered a contested shot, because the shot is taken with a defender in play.

These shots normally fall at a significantly lower rate than shots taken with no close out at all or defender near by.

Given the fact Alabama was making threes at not only a high rate for contested shots, but for wide open shots, the answer was not gonna be a change in defensive approach early on. That's when you have to lean on an offensive strategy, make them guard which takes the ball out of shooters hands and wear down their legs.

Continuing to fast break and run quick sets did not help the defense. That isn't really debatable. Sometimes you need to do a better job controlling things you can control.