Wisconsin Herd edge out Austin Spurs to break three-game slump

Concerning takeaway

To avoid sounding like a broken record and highlighting the Herd’s nagging turnover problem once again, the Herd’s declining three-point shooting prowess may be more pressing, considering their recent roster changes.

On the day, the Herd went just 3-of-10 from beyond the arc, by far their lowest amount of makes and attempts in any game they’ve played this season.

But while the diminishing three-point looks are one thing, it’s their proficiency from long range that may be more worrying since former Herd standout James Young was picked up by the Philadelphia 76ers late last week on a two-way deal. Since Young left, the Herd are 23-of-93 (24.7 percent) from downtown in their last four games.

For anyone who has been diligently following the Herd all throughout the year, that shouldn’t come as a shock as both Young and current Bucks two-way player Xavier Munford had been the driving factors for why the Herd were looking to bomb away from deep, much less hit at a very efficient clip.

Without that shooter’s eye in Young on their roster, the Herd have obviously been looking to see how they could maintain the same success, even with a big part of their early season identity now gone. But as Friday showed, what worked for the Herd for the first two months of the season may not hold the same rewards here on out with the level of three-point shooting that’s currently present on their roster.