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If not Cooney, then who?
Trevor Cooney, if only by nature of his shooting guard position, is thought to be Syracuse's best outside shooting.

Now some Syracuse fans might debate that. Cooney hasn't exactly been tickling the twine this season. The junior guard went 1-for-5 from 3-point range in Syracuse's win over Loyola on Tuesday, bringing his numbers on the season to 9-of-29. That's 31 percent.

But Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim has to hope that Cooney finds his shooting stroke because thus far this season no other Syracuse player has shown any signs of stepping up to the 3-point arc.

Syracuse's players, other than Cooney, are an unsightly 9-for-46 from 3-point range. That's 19.5 percent. B.J. Johnson is 5-of-17 from three. Michael Gbinije is 2-for-13. Ron Patterson is 1-for-9. Kaleb Joseph is 0-for-2.

Yes, Cooney needs to get going, but Syracuse has to get Johnson, Gbinije and Joseph to shoot the ball with more confidence, too.
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Cooney looks to find consistency against Holy Cross (DO: Dougherty)

 

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The "If not Cooney, then who?" article is a little deceiving.

Yes, Cooney is the best three-point shooter at 31.0% (9-29) but Johnson is close behind at 29.4% (5-17). It's unfair lumping Johnson in with Gbinije, Patterson, Joseph, et al who are shooting 15.4% (2-13), 11.1% (1-9), 0.0% (0-3), and 16.7% (1-6) respectively.

If Johnson received more playing time and got more comfortable I could see him surpassing Cooney as the best deep shooter.

 

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The "If not Cooney, then who?" article is a little deceiving.

Yes, Cooney is the best three-point shooter at 31.0% (9-29) but Johnson is close behind at 29.4% (5-17). It's unfair lumping Johnson in with Gbinije, Patterson, Joseph, et al who are shooting 15.4% (2-13), 11.1% (1-9), 0.0% (0-3), and 16.7% (1-6) respectively.

If Johnson received more playing time and got more comfortable I could see him surpassing Cooney as the best deep shooter.

Cooney also gets face guarded game in and game out.

Most, if not all, of BJ's 3s are uncontested.

 

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Cooney also gets face guarded game in and game out.

Most, if not all, of BJ's 3s are uncontested.

Defenses certainly pay more attention to Cooney than Johnson and I don't see that changing. Since Johnson shoots 3s at a similar percentage as Cooney maybe Johnson should shoot more and Cooney less, it's debatable at least.

What's not debatable is, as of right now, Johnson should be compared to Cooney and not Gbinije, Patterson, and Joseph who are a combined 12% (3-25) from three.

 

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Christian White, who transferred to #Syracuse from Monmouth, has received a waiver from the NCAA. He will be in uniform tonite v Holy Cross

 

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The "If not Cooney, then who?" article is a little deceiving.

Yes, Cooney is the best three-point shooter at 31.0% (9-29) but Johnson is close behind at 29.4% (5-17). It's unfair lumping Johnson in with Gbinije, Patterson, Joseph, et al who are shooting 15.4% (2-13), 11.1% (1-9), 0.0% (0-3), and 16.7% (1-6) respectively.

If Johnson received more playing time and got more comfortable I could see him surpassing Cooney as the best deep shooter.

If you deducted points for airballs, BJ would have a better percentage than cooney

 

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Syracuse basketball's Christian White receives NCAA transfer to play immediately (PS: Waters)

 

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Syracuse basketball's Tyler Roberson will sit out Orange's game against Holy Cross (PS: Waters)

 

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ESPN3 aware of problems with live stream of Syracuse basketball-Holy Cross game (PS)