If the 3-point line in college ball is too close (and I think it is), then the Arkansas high school line is ridiculous. Right or not, the result is that any high school school team is going to have trouble being successful without a couple of gunners. And that is hard to teach. You can teach players certain things, but there is just a certain amount of eye-hand coordination that is necessary to be a good shooter. Practice will improve the situation, but probably only to a certain extent.
Last night I watched Lavaca trounce Magazine in the finals of the 2A-4 West district tournament. Lavaca starts shooting 3-pointers (and making them) as soon as they walk through the doors of the gym. Magazine has a senior-laden team with a very athletic front line, but they do not have a single reliable 3-point shooter. Thus Lavaca was able to pack the inside and pretty much shut down Magazine's offense. It was a little painful to watch. Magazine has a pretty good team, and they have a pretty good offense as far as it goes, but it doesn't go to the 3-point line, and thus they are always going to be in a mis-match against some teams. In basketball today, the 3-point line rules.
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