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Why can’t major division 1 basketball players make free throws?
Posted on 3/22/18 at 11:21 pm
Posted on 3/22/18 at 11:21 pm
It drives me insane to see major college basketball players missing free throws.
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Posted on 3/22/18 at 11:22 pm to gsvar2004
Why can’t nba players either?
Posted on 3/22/18 at 11:36 pm to gsvar2004
I could name some nba hof'ers this applies to.
Posted on 3/22/18 at 11:38 pm to gsvar2004
I believe the advance stats have shown that being a good FT shooting team isn’t that much of an advantage over an average FT shooting team
Posted on 3/23/18 at 6:22 am to gsvar2004
Making FTs doesn’t get you on highlight shows growing up
Posted on 3/23/18 at 6:31 am to gsvar2004
no one practice them anymore. simple
Posted on 3/23/18 at 7:25 am to gsvar2004
I don't understand why any college or pro isn't at least at 75%. It's insane not to be.
Posted on 3/23/18 at 8:31 am to gsvar2004
The same reason the Pelican can't. Whatever reason that is.
Posted on 3/23/18 at 8:40 am to gsvar2004
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It drives me insane to see major college basketball players missing free throws.
It should bother you more that NBA players can't. They get paid millions to play basketball, and have nothing else to do with their time besides play basketball and live their life. Plenty of time to work on that. Yet there are a lot who suck at it.
Posted on 3/23/18 at 9:07 am to gsvar2004
Good news is that FT% is on the rise. Three teams shot over 80% this year, the most of any year since 97-98 (when I started looking).
I went back to the 97-98 season and this is the average FT% of all D1 teams by year:
97-98 - 67.45%
98-99 - 67.78%
99-00 - 68.12%
00-01 - 68.52%
01-02 - 68.97%
02-03 - 69.39%
03-04 - 68.77%
04-05 - 68.64%
05-06 - 69.20%
06-07 - 69.02%
07-08 - 69.05%
08-09 - 68.81%
09-10 - 68.81%
10-11 - 69.20%
11-12 - 69.05%
12-13 - 69.29%
13-14 - 69.85%
14-15 - 69.25%
15-16 - 69.89%
16-17 - 70.36%
17-18 - 71.37%
ETA: yes, I'm a little bored this morning
ETA2: updated back to 97-98 which is as far back as this source goes LINK
I went back to the 97-98 season and this is the average FT% of all D1 teams by year:
97-98 - 67.45%
98-99 - 67.78%
99-00 - 68.12%
00-01 - 68.52%
01-02 - 68.97%
02-03 - 69.39%
03-04 - 68.77%
04-05 - 68.64%
05-06 - 69.20%
06-07 - 69.02%
07-08 - 69.05%
08-09 - 68.81%
09-10 - 68.81%
10-11 - 69.20%
11-12 - 69.05%
12-13 - 69.29%
13-14 - 69.85%
14-15 - 69.25%
15-16 - 69.89%
16-17 - 70.36%
17-18 - 71.37%
ETA: yes, I'm a little bored this morning
ETA2: updated back to 97-98 which is as far back as this source goes LINK
This post was edited on 3/23/18 at 10:39 am
Posted on 3/23/18 at 10:24 am to gsvar2004
Its not celebrated.
If much were made of it then kids would learn.
Dunks are highlights.
If much were made of it then kids would learn.
Dunks are highlights.
Posted on 3/23/18 at 10:28 am to gsvar2004
Back in my day, all the players were great at FTs.
Now nobody can hit em.
Dagnabbit.
Now nobody can hit em.
Dagnabbit.
Posted on 3/23/18 at 1:23 pm to gsvar2004
This thread is a bar full of the old guys who watch a couple games come tournament time and start yapping like they're students of the game.
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