RIP 19'9" 3-pointers

Trivia:
Who made the first 3-pointer in Final Four history and who took the final 19-9 3-pointer in Final history?

 

Come back on Thursday.

 

I am, indeed, full of fail. That said, I at least outsourced my fail.

http://ncaabbs.com/showthread.php?tid=296959

Got the link from that thread, which was started today. I guess it doesn't qualify as a d_b over there (or worse, it really does take a year for news to reach down here.)

 

And I have taken the liberty of pointing that out.

 

Have another on me, lady.

 

Just cracked my fourth. Thanks!

 

First would have been in 87. And the first game was Providence and Syracuse. So I'll go with Billy Donovan. Last: Chalmers? Unless there was a 3 in OT.

 

21-4 is still a joke for the pros. I say 20-5 for H.S., 21-5 for college and 23-0 for FIBA/NBA

 

The women's line stays the same. So much for Title 9.

 

The women have always had a slightly different set of rules ... keeps the game somewhat unique, and some of it hearkens back to the old 6-player days (a 19-9 3-point line doesn't, but some of the other stuff does).

For example, there is no 10-second backcourt violation in the women's game, but the 5-second closely guarded count *is* on in the backcourt. Also, the 30-second shot clock was in effect long before the men ever dreamed up the 45-second clock.

 

ONE LINE FOR EVERYBODY.

I don't want basketball courts looking like pinstriped candy canes with three and four lines out there, dramatically increasing the chances of ref fuckups ("wait, he was behind the high school/women's line but in front of the college line, WTF??").

At the higher levels, the shot is **supposed** to be easy if the defense leaves the shooter open. That's the entire purpose of it, to force the defense to get out there and cover people. It's not supposed to be a desperation/fluke weapon that every team has maybe 1-2 people who can shoot it. Move the line way back, and that's what it becomes.

And women's rules should be precisely the same as men's, except for the different-sized ball. That's enough of an equalizer.

 

Good guess on Billy Donovan but incorrect.
The question was who attempted the last 19-9 3 in Final Four history.