The attraction? The shot has such a reasonable chance for success that it creates a communal sense of anticipation from the moment it's released. In the two seasons before the rule was passed, attendance dipped for the first time in NCAA annals the past two seasons have seen record turnouts. Says North Carolina State coach Jim Valvano, "Before the three-pointer and the shot clock, the game had almost gotten-god forbid-boring." And unlike baseball's designated-hitter rule, which adds similar punch to a game but detracts from strategy, the trey makes basketball more challenging to coach and more interesting to watch. With the three, scoring has shot up by 9.2%. Pre-three, even with the clock ticking, there was little to prevent a team from clogging the lane with a zone, giving up the outside jumper and letting the tempo sag. Edward Steitz, has proved to be the perfect complement to the 45-second shot clock, which was installed in 1985-86. The three-pointer, which was foisted on coaches by NCAA rules committee chairman Dr. "In the past, we stressed trying to take away the high-percentage shots," says Arizona coach Lute Olson. But such a commitment stretches the D and permits more room for offensive players to maneuver in the interior because there is less double-teaming down low.
"People who say the line is too close because they can make seven of 10, let me put one of my defenders on them," says Kansas coach Roy Williams. Meanwhile, the percentage of threes made has dropped from 38.4% to 36.4%, indicating that teams are making a greater effort to defend the arc. Compared with its first season, roughly seven more three-point attempts are going up per game this season, and two more are going in (see illustration below). The three-pointer's impact is now quantifiable.
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