Became a Dynasty Defender: Jun 3, 2002 11:49:19 GMT -5
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Post by ruppsrunt on Jan 12, 2012 17:01:46 GMT -5
Since early season doldrums, Teague and Davis have sure picked up the FT shooting--like HS AA players are expected to do-- Teague--first 5 games-5/11(49.5%)-----Teague last 12 games-31/40(77.5%)------Teague last 6 games-21/24(87.5%) bigbluehistory.net/bb/Statistics/Players/Teague_Marquisgbg.htmlDavis--first 9 games 20/38(52.6%)--last 8 games 27/32(84.4%) bigbluehistory.net/bb/Statistics/Players/Davis_Anthonygbg.htmlI sure luv having top notch free throw shooters for late game situations. Miller, Lamb, Teague, Davis and Gilchrist are all 75% (or better) free throw shooters at this stage of the season. Except for the 4 game funk and injury, Jones is fine also. during the 4 games 1/8(12.5%)-- he missed 2 games--so the other 11 games Jones shot 36/50(72%). thatis is an awesome FT shooting group of 7(wiltjer shoots 85.7%). bigbluehistory.net/bb/Statistics/stat2011-12.htmlrr #th_ThumbsUpSmiley#
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Became a Dynasty Defender: Feb 14, 2006 12:30:10 GMT -5
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Post by bluefinger on Jan 12, 2012 18:18:19 GMT -5
The make free throw or run drill is working I would say.
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Became a Dynasty Defender: May 27, 2002 18:54:00 GMT -5
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Post by reggis on Jan 12, 2012 18:57:46 GMT -5
Glad Cal put some emphasis on making free throws and like bluefinger said it is working.
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Became a Dynasty Defender: Jan 1, 2009 14:37:42 GMT -5
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Post by cincicat on Jan 12, 2012 19:16:21 GMT -5
FT's will get us a championship someday. FT's have cost us a couple in the past.
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Became a Dynasty Defender: Dec 27, 2006 22:41:35 GMT -5
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Post by smyrnacat on Jan 12, 2012 19:20:35 GMT -5
Glad to see this too - most frustrating thing to watch is some guy who made a great play to get fouled and then brick two free throws. It has definitely helped us already this year and will win us a few more ball games (or lose one like IU if we miss). Go 'Cats!
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Became a Dynasty Defender: Apr 2, 2006 10:30:59 GMT -5
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Post by Des Moines Rugby on Jan 13, 2012 8:56:51 GMT -5
dumbass Digger this past Saturday said we were a terrible free throw shooting team....LOL
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Became a Dynasty Defender: Jun 3, 2002 11:49:19 GMT -5
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Post by ruppsrunt on Jan 15, 2012 15:05:38 GMT -5
back to the top for those who ignore the great free throw shooting of Teague and Davis.
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Became a Dynasty Defender: Mar 10, 2007 2:26:36 GMT -5
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Post by TomahawkChop10 on Jan 15, 2012 19:02:11 GMT -5
dumbass Digger this past Saturday said we were a terrible free throw shooting team....LOL I continue to hear this mentioned by the talking heads. Even heard it referenced during the game Saturday. Is anyone paying attention? The transformation in Davis is amazing. IMO, it goes toward proving my point that free throw shooting is 90% mental. It clicked with him and now he is confident. My good friend Fid will point to technique and form. But I am a firm believer in the mental aspect of FT shooting. There is no way that Anthony Davis has taken 300,000 shots in the past 6 weeks to change his muscle memory. However, he has gained confidence at the line, at least temporarily, and this is imo the more important thing at any given moment. All kidding aside with fiddling, making a habit of your technique and thus gaining confidence go hand in hand. They are largely inseparable. But if forced to choose one at any particular point in time, I'll take a guy with bad form who is confident he will make a FT rather than a guy with good form who is doubting himself and just "hoping" he makes it.
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Became a Dynasty Defender: May 25, 2002 20:20:04 GMT -5
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Post by fiddling on Jan 15, 2012 19:26:58 GMT -5
dumbass Digger this past Saturday said we were a terrible free throw shooting team....LOL I continue to hear this mentioned by the talking heads. Even heard it referenced during the game Saturday. Is anyone paying attention? The transformation in Davis is amazing. IMO, it goes toward proving my point that free throw shooting is 90% mental. It clicked with him and now he is confident. My good friend Fid will point to technique and form. But I am a firm believer in the mental aspect of FT shooting. There is no way that Anthony Davis has taken 300,000 shots in the past 6 weeks to change his muscle memory. However, he has gained confidence at the line, at least temporarily, and this is imo the more important thing at any given moment. All kidding aside with fiddling, making a habit of your technique and thus gaining confidence go hand in hand. They are largely inseparable. But if forced to choose one at any particular point in time, I'll take a guy with bad form who is confident he will make a FT rather than a guy with good form who is doubting himself and just "hoping" he makes it. Confidence can definitely be a big factor in about anything you do. I haven't really paid any attention to the form of Davis, but I don't recall seeing any faults or inconsistencies.
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Became a Dynasty Defender: Mar 10, 2007 2:26:36 GMT -5
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Post by TomahawkChop10 on Jan 15, 2012 19:30:33 GMT -5
I continue to hear this mentioned by the talking heads. Even heard it referenced during the game Saturday. Is anyone paying attention? The transformation in Davis is amazing. IMO, it goes toward proving my point that free throw shooting is 90% mental. It clicked with him and now he is confident. My good friend Fid will point to technique and form. But I am a firm believer in the mental aspect of FT shooting. There is no way that Anthony Davis has taken 300,000 shots in the past 6 weeks to change his muscle memory. However, he has gained confidence at the line, at least temporarily, and this is imo the more important thing at any given moment. All kidding aside with fiddling, making a habit of your technique and thus gaining confidence go hand in hand. They are largely inseparable. But if forced to choose one at any particular point in time, I'll take a guy with bad form who is confident he will make a FT rather than a guy with good form who is doubting himself and just "hoping" he makes it. Confidence can definitely be a big factor in about anything you do. I haven't really paid any attention to the form of Davis, but I don't recall seeing any faults or inconsistencies. I was just bickering about it in good fun. Davis' stroke at the line looks frickin pure right now. I'm thinking they're all going in lately.
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Became a Dynasty Defender: May 25, 2002 20:20:04 GMT -5
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Post by fiddling on Jan 15, 2012 19:38:30 GMT -5
Confidence can definitely be a big factor in about anything you do. I haven't really paid any attention to the form of Davis, but I don't recall seeing any faults or inconsistencies. I was just bickering about it in good fun. Davis' stroke at the line looks frickin pure right now. I'm thinking they're all going in lately. I knew you were. #th_thumbup#
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Became a Dynasty Defender: Jan 1, 2009 14:37:42 GMT -5
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Post by cincicat on Jan 15, 2012 19:46:47 GMT -5
There is a huge mental aspect to FT's, as Chop asserts. In HS, I was the designated FT shooter for technicals and my coach always wanted me on the line. Our PG was probably the worst FT shooter I have ever seen (except for maybe Andre Riddick). He was a top 20 player and ended up playing for Kansas. However, when the game was on the line, he never, ever missed. We never lost a close game due to FTs. He was money when the game was on the line.
I don't think people realize the physiological effects that pressure puts on the human body when shooting FTs (especially with thousands of people booing and a title of some sort on the line). But some have the ability to overcome this and be clutch. Others, crumble.
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Became a Dynasty Defender: May 25, 2002 20:20:04 GMT -5
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Post by fiddling on Jan 16, 2012 7:14:08 GMT -5
Chop, I think the ability to shoot, bowl, hit a baseball, etc is the ability to repeat your actions. Of course mental things can effect that,
In the bowling thread, I recently posted about Don Carter. He had 2 major flaws in his game, but they kind of canceled each oither out to allow things to work themselves out by the time he reached the foul line. Eventually he got into a slump and tried to get out of it by correcting one of his faults. Now he only had one fault, but there was nothing to cancel out the other. His game went in the tank and his career never recovered.
A guy can be a good shooter with faults in his form if he can still repeat shots as in the example I gave, but it is easier if you can repeat your form consistently.
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