Free throw percentage


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      Tony (admin)
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    • #31817

      PlainsUte
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      @plainsute

      LoL…. I’ve always wondered about free-throws.  Hell, I was not that good at basketball but I could make an uncontested shot from 15 feet back in the day.   If I had a college scholarship I would certainly make sure i was mkaing 80% or better.   So what is the deal with the players who can barely break 50%, this is not something I would tolerate as a college coach.

      • #31818

        Daedalus
        Ute Fan
        @daedalus

        A common refrain is that they hit them fine in practice. It’s psychological. 

        • #31822

          cjd1
          Ute Fan
          @cjd1

          Yes a lot different when 18,000 people are watching you.

        • #31826

          Minnesota Ute
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          @minnesotaute

          It’s like the yips in golf

        • #31837

          PlainsUte
          Ute Fan
          @plainsute

          Didn’t one or more basketball coaches get some psychologists to help their team with “the yips”?

          My argument would be that the mechanics should be so automatic you could hit them with your eyes closed, so it doesn’t matter who is watching.   Granted some shots are going to be more high pressure, but games are won and lost by those shots, so its worth extra time practicing, like right now, and you don’t even need the team to get together for it.

          • #31841

            Tony (admin)
            Admin/Founder
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            MJ made free throws in games with his eyes closed. Then again, we don’t have MJ on our team.

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