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Austin Rivers' Free Throw Percentage
Posted on 3/24/13 at 10:52 am
Posted on 3/24/13 at 10:52 am
How much improvement can we reasonably expect from year one to year two?
This post was edited on 3/24/13 at 10:59 am
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Posted on 3/24/13 at 11:26 am to phelpsalot
quote:I think he can improve greatly. I sure hope so because if he can't his skill set will be useless. he needs to make that the focal point of this offseason
How much improvement can we reasonably expect from year one to year two?
This post was edited on 3/24/13 at 11:27 am
Posted on 3/24/13 at 11:44 am to phelpsalot
I think he can be 63+% next year...but he would certainly have to work on it.
Here are his monthly shooting totals:
October: 5-6 83%
November: 17-27 63%
December: 16-30 53%
January: 9-24 39%
February: 10-17 58%
March: 2-5 40%
Total: 59-108 56%
Overall
Here are his monthly shooting totals:
October: 5-6 83%
November: 17-27 63%
December: 16-30 53%
January: 9-24 39%
February: 10-17 58%
March: 2-5 40%
Total: 59-108 56%
Overall
Posted on 3/24/13 at 11:46 am to phelpsalot
quote:
How much improvement can we reasonably expect from year one to year two?
there should be no reason he can't shoot at least 65%. so reasonably, i say 65%. he needs to sit his arse at the stripe this summer and do whatever it takes to get his mind right for three throws.
Posted on 3/24/13 at 12:20 pm to quail man
70% is reasonable.
Posted on 3/24/13 at 1:22 pm to phelpsalot
I don't follow the Hornets so I had no idea he was that terrible.
There is no reason any NBA player, any person that isn't disabled for that matter, shouldn't be able to shoot 80% with some practice. I watched him when he was in college and the dude was a baller...that just amazes me!
There is no reason any NBA player, any person that isn't disabled for that matter, shouldn't be able to shoot 80% with some practice. I watched him when he was in college and the dude was a baller...that just amazes me!
Posted on 3/24/13 at 1:52 pm to phelpsalot
On Rivers improvement, with his right hand in a cast his left hand should be getting work daily. It might be a huge blessing in disguise.
Posted on 3/24/13 at 2:17 pm to lsu480
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There is no reason any NBA player, any person that isn't disabled for that matter, shouldn't be able to shoot 80% with some practice.
This is my point. Guys with huge hands are understandable but this crap is inexcusable. Especially for a coaches boy. AAU and travel ball is killing the basics of the game. What is so hard about lining your shooting/release forearm and foot dead center of the rim and releasing straight away. If you are right handed, you scoot to the left and lefties reverse. After that should be perfecting the strength of the release. I did this with many small kids in city leagues and was not worried about the smallest/weakest one being ok at free throws. I see guys lined up center mast and missing too many shots.
Posted on 3/24/13 at 2:21 pm to BayouFann
It's inexcusable that a coach's son, especially a guard, can't shoot free throws better.
Posted on 3/24/13 at 4:10 pm to phelpsalot
I never knew his free throw percentage until now. Good gawd o mighty 56%. He better get that up and soon. Before you know it teams gonna start executing the hack-a-rivers 
Posted on 3/24/13 at 9:37 pm to QJenk
im watching my dukies and seth curry is perfect example of lining up your shooting side with center rim
Posted on 3/24/13 at 11:12 pm to touchdownjeebus
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70% is reasonable.
Posted on 3/24/13 at 11:20 pm to lsu480
quote:
There is no reason any NBA player, any person that isn't disabled for that matter, shouldn't be able to shoot 80% with some practice
dude, the average NBA player shoots 76% from the line. it's not like it's a gimme. if Rivers can get up to 70% next season, that would be incredible.
Posted on 3/24/13 at 11:20 pm to QJenk
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teams gonna start executing the hack-a-rivers
they already did this season...only problem was, the refs never called fouls
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