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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 11:23 pm to TheWalrus
Agreed
Posted on 3/22/18 at 11:23 pm to TheWalrus
quote:
Why can’t nba players either?
NBA players are significantly better at shooting free throws for the most part.
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 6:13 am to wildtigercat93
Did you watch the uk game? They were 100% the difference.
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 6:32 am to wildtigercat93
quote:
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
i call bs, i snt care what it says. FT will win or lose you a game quick come playoffs/tourny
Posted on 3/23/18 at 7:05 am to gsvar2004
quote:
Did you watch the uk game? They were 100% the difference.
UK shot 62% from the line
Kstate shot 63% from the line
Posted on 3/23/18 at 7:07 am to wildtigercat93
Which means they wasted a chance to benefit from a shitty performance by the other team.
Posted on 3/23/18 at 7:11 am to wildtigercat93
Uk shot 23 of 37 and lost by 3. Ft could have been the difference had they made them.
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 7:36 am to wildtigercat93
quote:
good FT shooting team isn’t that much of an advantage
Kentucky didnt lose by "that much" either
Posted on 3/23/18 at 7:37 am to UncleFestersLegs
Too busy studying rather than practicing free throws.
Posted on 3/23/18 at 7:42 am to Dawgsontop34
quote:
NBA players are significantly better at shooting free throws for the most part.
The best player in the league sucks at them.
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
quote:
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
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