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High fives between FTs
Posted on 4/11/15 at 1:48 pm
Posted on 4/11/15 at 1:48 pm
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great story from the NYT on why players do it…TL;DR: nobody fricking knows
favorite part:
great story from the NYT on why players do it…TL;DR: nobody fricking knows
quote:
“I don’t even know why we do it,” Mike Miller of the Cleveland Cavaliers said, “but we have to do it.”
Of the things that players seem to enjoy most, high-fives between free throws rank somewhere in the vicinity of private air travel and large headphones. And while nobody seems to know how, when or why the practice began, most players said they would feel lost without it — an expression of bonhomie and a psychological boost for the teammate at the line.
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Ed Palubinskas, 64, a former Olympic basketball player from Australia who has tutored players in free-throw shooting, said players who accepted high-fives after errant foul shots were quietly advertising their willingness to be mediocre.
“You got the two guys behind him giving him a low-five,” Palubinskas said, “and the two guys in front of him saying: ‘Hey, it’s O.K. Don’t be sad. You’ll get the next one.’ I would say: ‘Don’t give me a high-five. I don’t deserve one.’ ”
Palubinskas, who described his occupation as “shooting engineer,” said he had worked with players like Shaquille O’Neal, Dwight Howard and Brandon Bass.
When Palubinskas was reached by telephone last week, he said he was feeling a bit glum because in the middle of sinking 200 straight free throws that afternoon, he had hit the rim on one of his attempts. He says he shoots 99 percent from the line.
Posted on 4/11/15 at 1:57 pm to quail man
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99 percent
Give that man a contract!
Posted on 4/11/15 at 2:55 pm to quail man
He used to live in Baton Rouge. Coached my brother's high school team back in the late 90's.
Posted on 4/11/15 at 3:47 pm to quail man
had a coach who would all but kill us if we did that shite, seems just like a habitual thing to do between attempts but i guess if you're a rhythm shooter it can throw you off.
always fun to watch guys who struggle at the line and their body language when they get up there
always fun to watch guys who struggle at the line and their body language when they get up there
Posted on 4/11/15 at 3:50 pm to quail man
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quail man
Good thread.
*smack*
Posted on 4/11/15 at 4:24 pm to quail man
Plenty of NBA players probably shoot 99% free throws at practice
Posted on 4/11/15 at 5:04 pm to quail man
I went to a short camp at BRCC with Ed Palubinskas instructing when I was in high school a few years ago. I definitely became a better shooter even though the camp was only two days long. That man is a genius when it comes to shooting a basketball.
Posted on 4/11/15 at 8:40 pm to quail man
I remember a feature (I think it was in SI) of Mark Price's keys to freethrow shooting and one of the things he said was he steps away from the foul line between shots so people won't shake hands/slap fives because it's distracting.
I always did the same thing after reading that. I'd just look down and step back while waiting for the ball.
I always did the same thing after reading that. I'd just look down and step back while waiting for the ball.
Posted on 4/12/15 at 2:06 am to quail man
99%? Damn
Posted on 4/12/15 at 9:13 am to quail man
This post was edited on 4/12/15 at 9:23 am
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