I am not sure you can draw general conclusions, since the 11/12 season appears to be the only year with a statistically significant differences in CSU's favor...and that is before you attempt to factor in NU faced a significantly tougher conference schedule of defenders.
Now, on the other hand, if we shoot what CSU did in 11/12..we will be dancing!
And I think we are going to see a significant uptick with our shooting %s!
If we are within sniffing distance of CSU's 40% from 3 in 11/12...we will all be smiling....big-time!
Keep in mind the rebuilding job Miles had at CSU. It wasn't until the last year or two of his tenure that he had enough recruiting time to have all "his" players in place. I'd say that's why the shooting percentages got better every year at CSU.