Ole Miss Coach Andy Kennedy lamented his team’s poor shooting, a factor he cited in the Rebels’ surprising 0-3 home record in SEC games.
“We’ve not shot the ball well at all at home,” he said, “which is surprising. I don’t know if it’s pressure or playing tight.”
The poor shooting has affected the defense, Kennedy said. The Rebels ranked at the bottom in points allowed, opponents’ shooting overall and three-point shooting in league games going into last weekend.
When asked if he’d consider practicing more in the Tad Smith Coliseum, the site of home games, rather than a on-campus practice facility, Kennedy said, “We’ve tried it all.”
That included extra shooting and full practices in the so-called “Tad pad.:”
The Rebels had almost six full weeks off during the holidays to have extra time to shoot.
“I honestly think it’s between the ears,” Kennedy said. “Shooting is a fickle mechanism.”
Jerry Tipton of the Lexington Herald- Leader has covered Kentucky basketball since the 1981-82 season. That time includes five coaches, five Final Fours, four athletic directors, two interim athletic directors and many memories. Before coming to Lexington, Tipton worked eight years for the Huntington (W.Va.) Herald-Dispatch. He covered Marshall’s basketball team for two seasons before coming to the Herald-Leader.
