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Rick Pitino has a goal for Simeon Wilcher the rest of the season: Attempt a minimum of six 3-point shots per game.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A sophomore, part-time starter, Wilcher is averaging three triples per game and shooting 30.5 percent from distance.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHe needs to get up three-to-five more attempts a game, because he\u2019s such a good shooter, and he\u2019s not [taking enough 3s]. He\u2019s open, and he\u2019s looking to drive, and that\u2019s concerning,\u201d Pitino said on Monday, as No. 15 St. John\u2019s prepared to face Georgetown in Washington on Tuesday night. \u201cI do think it\u2019s self-confidence. Shooters like Aaron [Scott], \u2018Sim,\u2019 they\u2019re counting their misses too much in their minds instead of just taking open shots when they\u2019re there.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDrive and get somebody a shot when you\u2019re covered. Take every open shot available to you when you\u2019re open regardless of what your percentages are.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Wilcher is having a solid year, averaging 9.3 points on 43.2 percent shooting from the field. He has frequently made big plays in crunch time. But Pitino wants him to be more aggressive.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Another issue with the 3-point line, according to the Hall of Fame coach, is that Wilcher is taking them too deep at the Garden, confusing the college and NBA 3-point line.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHe needs to step on that line and not shoot two feet behind the line,\u201d Pitino said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
St. John\u2019s is averaging only 19.9 attempts from deep per game, which is 297th in the country, and only hitting 29.9 percent from 3, which is 328th nationally.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Pitino expects starting point guard Deivon Smith to miss Tuesday\u2019s game against Georgetown because of a bruised shoulder. <\/p>\n
The 6-foot guard has received multiple cortisone shots since suffering the injury in a win over Villanova on Jan. 11 and aggravating it a week later against Seton Hall. <\/p>\n
Smith, who will have missed three of the past four games, did some non-contact drills in practice on Monday.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a little concerning,\u201d Pitino said of the prolonged absence. \u201cThe good thing is there is no dislocation, nothing like that.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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