There have been a lot of conversation around the Syracuse Orange in regards to the three-point shooting slump that’s impacted the team, but what if we’ve been looking at the wrong numbers all along? Despite the gaudy amounts of shots made from behind the arc, the underlying statistics show that Syracuse has been demonstratively better the more it attacks the basket.
According to Synergy Sports, Syracuse ends 61.8% of their half-court possessions with jump shots — 755 possessions to be exact which have resulted in 658 points. That puts the Orange in the 23rd percentile nationally.