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| Title: | Arizona got to Final Four by bucking 3-point trend. Even Steve Kerr approves |
| Link: | Original article on nytimes.com |
| Region: | US |
| Topics: | best; bucking; basketball; great; arizona; trend; 3point; kerr; team; teams; 3s; approves; game; final; wildcats; steve; lloyd; NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament; Stephen Curry; Steve Kerr; Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball; Golden State Warriors; Basketball; UConn Huskies men's basketball; Fran Fraschilla; National Basketball Association; The Athletic; NCAA Division I; Free throw; NBA Finals; Freshman; Klay Thompson |
| Datetime: | 4/3/2026, 10:30:43 AM |
| Summary: | “It’s old-school basketball, and I appreciate it so much,” Kerr, who played at Arizona from 1983 to 1988, told The Athletic. “Now they have three of the best bigs in the country all on one team (at Arizona). Get any of them in foul trouble and force them to the bench, and it won’t matter how many 3s Arizona shoots, because the lane will be wide open. Luke Walton played on the 2001 Arizona team, the last Wildcats group to reach a Final Four. Arizona does an unbelievable job of that.”In talking about how he’s swimming against the current tide of basketball, Lloyd insisted he doesn’t follow trends.... |
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