Can Penn State defend the three-point shot?
Ever since the Ed Dechellis era, Penn State has been lit up behind the three-point arc. Team’s sharpshooters almost always put up enormous numbers against the Nittany Lions. This season Penn State has improved slightly, but games against Minnesota and Iowa in particular have exposed their weakness. Minnesota was 9-9 from three-point range in their 20-point victory over PSU. Penn State plays both zone and man defensively in games. Their zone is often too compact towards the basket because of their lack of size on the interior. They play neither with their hands up, and have poor communication on screens. If Penn State can find away to clamp down on opposing team’s shooters, while remaining the rest of their defensive intensity, they could cause teams a lot of frustration in the half-court game.
