Why are the Sparks struggling from three?

Photo by Juan Ocampo/NBAE via Getty ImagesIn the words of the late great Chick Hearn, the Los Angeles Sparks “can’t throw a pea into the ocean” right now.

Over the last three games, the Sparks have made just 14 of their 50 attempts from downtown as a team.

So why have they struggled so much from beyond the arc and how can they improve? First, let’s take a look at the breakdown of all 50 of their 3-point attempts.

As the pie chart illustrates, Karlie Samuelson has clearly been the team’s sole 3-point threat with Lexie Brown out with a non-COVID illness. Samuelson has gone 7-11 from deep in her last three games, putting her at an impressive 51.1% from three on the season and also, in possession…