Free throw percentage

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- 03/26/2017 at 7:08 PM #31809
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  Tony (admin)
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  Bearded douche w/a a rib tattoo doing something unnecessarily athletic, outshined by senior draining free throws.
  
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- 03/26/2017 at 9:23 PM #31817
  
  PlainsUte
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  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.
  - 03/26/2017 at 9:44 PM #31818
    
    Daedalus
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    A common refrain is that they hit them fine in practice. It’s psychological.
    - 03/26/2017 at 11:20 PM #31822
      
      cjd1
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      Yes a lot different when 18,000 people are watching you.
    - 03/27/2017 at 5:51 AM #31826
      
      Minnesota Ute
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      It’s like the yips in golf
    - 03/27/2017 at 8:58 AM #31837
      
      PlainsUte
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      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.
      - 03/27/2017 at 9:13 AM #31841
        
        Tony (admin)
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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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