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33 years since NCAA 3-point shot and how it's changed the Final Four

Gene Keady says it's a part of college basketball that's made players soft, given them an "easy route."

Kansas coach Bill Self says it's the way to play ball these days as long as there are four guys who have the ability to stretch out.

Bob Knight always despised it, saying it took away basic fundamental offense and, even late into his Texas Tech coaching days, refused to let it dominate his team's game.

It's the 20-foot, 9-inch-plus shot, better known as a 3-pointer, which was adopted 33 years ago Tuesday by the NCAA and forever changed the college game.