Richard Pitino isn’t afraid to show off his math skills. He knows 3-pointers are worth more than 2-pointers.
Naturally, then, the first-year Lobos coach doesn’t want his teams giving up open 3-pointers — which UNM fans in recent years saw way too often as collapsing Lobo defenders into the paint would result in kick-out 3-pointers as other Lobo defenders frantically scrambled to close out on the perimeter.
“We don’t want to give up 3s. Threes are more than 2s. We’ve talked a lot about that,” Pitino said this past week when asked about his team’s defense.
There is good news/bad news on that front as 6-point favorite SMU (8-3) pays a visit to the Pit on Sunday afternoon.