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When you shoot rainbows from the free throw line thats what you get sometimes, you can forget ever getting a bounce off the backboard and dropping in. Its got to be all net or nothing.....simply baffling....I could hit SOMETHING up there with a blindfold on.
Free throw shooting is a fundamental skill that college players should easily master.Every basketball season we get these "Even I can shoot free throws, why can't these players?" Yeah, yeah. Sure, you could shoot free throws, but you would never get to the line in an actual game. Plus, you couldn't guard anyone. The game is a lot more than shooting free throws.
But you have to admit kids don't practice FT's like we did. I remember staying out there till I couldn't see almost every day shooting FT's. I read somewhere yesterday that Roche hit 100% of his FT's in 2 consecutive games back in the day. There is a lot more to basketball than FT's but when it comes up it should be better than a 50/50 shot.Every basketball season we get these "Even I can shoot free throws, why can't these players?" Yeah, yeah. Sure, you could shoot free throws, but you would never get to the line in an actual game. Plus, you couldn't guard anyone. The game is a lot more than shooting free throws.
But you have to admit kids don't practice FT's like we did. I remember staying out there till I couldn't see almost every day shooting FT's. I read somewhere yesterday that Roche hit 100% of his FT's in 2 consecutive games back in the day. There is a lot more to basketball than FT's but when it comes up it should be better than a 50/50 shot.
I would say if this is in reference to Dozier, I believe he has shot more air balls in general this year than I can remember an SC player doing in some time. He is feast or famine. He either makes a great shot or misses terribly, backboard/rim and all.
Fun fact. There are 347 Division 1 teams. Of those only two teams shoot more than 80% from the free throw line. 164 shoot in the seventies, and 181 shoot in the sixties. South Carolina shoots at 69.1% which ranks 196th out of 347 teams. Notable teams that shoot worse than us include Louisville, Kentucky, Georgia Tech, Florida State, and Stanford.I come from a time period when free throws were almost automatic. They don't practice it enough now. It is repetition and focus. Back in the day there were a lot of 88% to 95% free throw shooters on every team.
Catholic schools must teach good free throw shooting. Notre Dame and Villanova are the only teams to shoot over 80%.Fun fact. There are 347 Division 1 teams. Of those only two teams shoot more than 80% from the free throw line. 164 shoot in the seventies, and 181 shoot in the sixties. South Carolina shoots at 69.1% which ranks 196th out of 347 teams. Notable teams that shoot worse than us include Louisville, Kentucky, Georgia Tech, Florida State, and Stanford.
.....simply baffling....I could hit SOMETHING up there with a blindfold on.
I come from a time period when free throws were almost automatic. They don't practice it enough now. It is repetition and focus. Back in the day there were a lot of 88% to 95% free throw shooters on every team.
I question if becoming bigger, faster and stronger helps a finesse part of the game. The reason I ask is I spent 20+ years coaching softball pitchers. Over the years it became apparent that those who would visit the weight room for upper body work tend to eventually take a back seat to those who didn't. At the same time, lower body work seemed to have no ill performance issues.True. At the same time, off season conditioning is far more intense now than back in the day. Guys are bigger, stronger, faster.
If it were possible to field a team that shot 90% from the free throw line and win games, someone would do it.
Maybe the kids who shoot 90% from the line would be better served working on improving their athleticism than practicing free throws.
Its all dunking and 3 pt shooting. Hardly see a player pull up and shoot a jump shot around 10 ftBut you have to admit kids don't practice FT's like we did. I remember staying out there till I couldn't see almost every day shooting FT's. I read somewhere yesterday that Roche hit 100% of his FT's in 2 consecutive games back in the day. There is a lot more to basketball than FT's but when it comes up it should be better than a 50/50 shot.
Here is a mind-blowing stat that us old folks will have a hard time believing. Over the past 50 years the average free throw percentage in NCAA Men's Basketball has never been lower than 67% and never been higher than 70.9%. I think we tend to remember players like Rick Barry and Calvin Murphy and John Roach who hit around 90%, we fail to remember guys like Wilt Chamberlain, Walt Bellamy, and Artis Gilmore who hit around 50% like Shaq.Its all dunking and 3 pt shooting. Hardly see a player pull up and shoot a jump shot around 10 ft
Are these real facts or alternative facts?!?Here is a mind-blowing stat that us old folks will have a hard time believing. Over the past 50 years the average free throw percentage in NCAA Men's Basketball has never been lower than 67% and never been higher than 70.9%. I think we tend to remember players like Rick Barry and Calvin Murphy and John Roach who hit around 90%, we fail to remember guys like Wilt Chamberlain, Walt Bellamy, and Artis Gilmore who hit around 50% like Shaq.
The percentage for the men's and women's games are almost identical.
Catholic schools must teach good free throw shooting. Notre Dame and Villanova are the only teams to shoot over 80%.
where did he/she play college ball?When I coached church league ball I had a 6th grade point guard who didn't miss a free throw all season. He was not a big kid (around 5 feet). But he just stepped up, spun the ball, and stroked it. In the tournament championship game, he made 9 out of 9.
He was exceptional. But I had a lot of other 6th and 7th graders who shot a high percentage. Their secrets? They practiced.
He was money. And if he were playing today, if he could get people to set picks for him, he'd still be money.John Roche hit 41 in a row and was also one of the best shooting guards and ball handlers ever in the ACC.
Muscle memoryFT shooting is all about mechanics and duplicating a consistent form. Brenton Williams did the exact same thing every time and shot about 90 percent.
He was an excellent private school guard. He was too small to play major college ball. He got an mba and makes $$$$ a year.where did he/she play college ball?
same way NBA players do it...it happens.....simply baffling....I could hit SOMETHING up there with a blindfold on.