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Message: [QUOTE="SWC75, post: 32773, member: 289"] Kid Kohls in his senior year was 263 for 610 from the field (43.1) and 222 of 257 from the foul line, (86.3%). My recollection is that he was an outside gunner with very good range, (I'm not sure it was quite GMAC's), but that he would take an open shot wherever he could get it and also scored off the fast break. You might be surprized how often he went to the line, 86 more times than anyone on the team. Scoop Jardine led last year's team with 371 field goal attempts, inclduing 157 three point attempts and Kris Joseph led in free throw attempts with 180. I recall that there were more free throws taken in those days, (1971-72), because the rules didn't change during the course of the game. You "into the one and ones" from the opening tip. The 1971-72 team took exactly one more shot than last year's team: 1984 vs. 1983 but only played 28 games vs. 35 for alst eyar's team. It was more of a "run and gun" game then. That SU team scored 87.3 ppg and gave up 81.3. Last year it was 73.4-63.3. Frankly, basketball was more fun to watch in the old days at Manley than it is these days in the Dome. Kohls might have attempted 300 of what would now be three pointers that year, probably not alot more than that. I'll guess he made 120 of them. (Jardine made 56). He scored 748 points, which would 868 if he made 120 would-be three pointers. Of course he might have had fewer free throws, perhaps averaging 6 a game intsead of 9. 6 x 28 is 168, which is 89 less than 258. 89 x .868 = 77 fewer points from the free thow line. I'll guess he would ahve scored about 800 points under modern rules or 28.6 per game, (which is what Dave Bing scored [I]in [/I]his senior year but that's another subject). But I doubt Kohl's role would be the same on an modern SU team where he would be one of several scoring options and would be expecxted to bulk up more and play some defense. He probably wouldn't even start now. But he sure could shoot. [/QUOTE]

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