In basketball senses, Nov. 10 seems much longer than three and a half months ago. It was then — after Colorado State's second game of the season — when 3-point shooting looked to be a sure-fire strength of the Rams.
CSU was coming off two lopsided victories over Colorado Christian and Arkansas-Pine Bluff having made 16 and 12 triples, respectively, while shooting better than 50 percent from behind the arc.
Players were lose and confident, the season was young and optimism remained high. But as the schedule progressed and the Rams lost 10 of their next 13 games, the shooting didn't just falter — it fell off a cliff, reaching the bottom during a season-worst 3-of-19 performance from distance during a loss to Fresno State on Jan.