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Post by pommie on Feb 19, 2020 8:25:13 GMT -5
Just to show how important this game was, it was shown on BT sport ESPN yesterday afternoon. Aggies in the UK!!
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Post by numberonebrave on Feb 19, 2020 10:18:26 GMT -5
The SWAC game at PV might have had better attendance if it had been Texas So V PV. Do we really think Kam and others don't work on FT shooting?
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Post by durhamgsoaggie on Feb 19, 2020 11:56:58 GMT -5
The SWAC game at PV might have had better attendance if it had been Texas So V PV. Do we really think Kam and others don't work on FT shooting? The guys do work on FT shooting. But here's something interesting to note: Winthrop (1st in the Big South, #138 in RPI) - 63.2% FT A&T (2nd in MEAC, #228 in RPI) - 61.2% FT It makes life easier to hit FTs. But for both Winthrop & A&T, the extra possessions at a faster pace of play offsets the FT shooting. That's where analytics comes into play.
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Post by oleschoolaggie on Feb 19, 2020 12:01:56 GMT -5
The SWAC game at PV might have had better attendance if it had been Texas So V PV. Do we really think Kam and others don't work on FT shooting? if they do, then they probably don't work on it hard enough. however, when ya play an "uptempo" style of play, it taxes your "legs" more so than half court basketball. so it also could be a conditioning issue. but if not, they need to spend more time working on free throws. and i don't necessarily mean at practice. guys should be in the gym during their free time jacking up hundreds of free throws every day...
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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2020 12:31:59 GMT -5
The SWAC game at PV might have had better attendance if it had been Texas So V PV. Do we really think Kam and others don't work on FT shooting? The guys do work on FT shooting. But here's something interesting to note: Winthrop (1st in the Big South, #138 in RPI) - 63.2% FT A&T (2nd in MEAC, #228 in RPI) - 61.2% FT It makes life easier to hit FTs. But for both Winthrop & A&T, the extra possessions at a faster pace of play offsets the FT shooting. That's where analytics comes into play. Interesting numbers. I imagine the % is up in MEAC play. With Langley, I suspect his injuries are affecting his shooting.
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Post by thefriscotxaggie on Feb 19, 2020 13:13:26 GMT -5
Yea but our free throwing shooting was just as bad when we were playing 1/2 court set Joyner ball and scoring 50 points a game .......As a team we just shoot free throws poorly. Outside of Ron Jackson, Maye, Lyons, and Cleveland all the players are 50 some %. In addition Maye & Cleveland dont get to the charity strike that often
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Post by oleschoolaggie on Feb 19, 2020 13:49:07 GMT -5
then they need to be in the gym during "their free time" jacking up hundreds of free throws every day. i refuse to believe that guys can shoot no better than 55% from the free throw line. i've seen too many players with poor outside jumpers "work their tails off" to become good outside jump shooters. in the nba, magic johnson was one of them.
conditioning, mechanics, and especially "repetition" are the keys to shooting a good percentage 15 feet or more from the basket. so to me, if it ain't conditioning and it ain't mechanics, then that only leaves "repetition".
and we're not talking 10 or 20 free throws at the end of each practice and that's all. no, we're talking a minimum of 200 free throws or more "every day" on their own time in addition to free throws at practice.
that level of repetition produces "muscle memory" from the free throw line which will yield a much higher shooting percentage but it takes individual hard work from the players. no coach wants to spend 45 minutes in practice working solely on free throws, guys have to put in the work on their own...
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Post by saabman on Feb 19, 2020 15:15:06 GMT -5
The SWAC game at PV might have had better attendance if it had been Texas So V PV. Do we really think Kam and others don't work on FT shooting? if they do, then they probably don't work on it hard enough. however, when ya play an "uptempo" style of play, it taxes your "legs" more so than half court basketball. so it also could be a conditioning issue. but if not, they need to spend more time working on free throws. and i don't necessarily mean at practice. guys should be in the gym during their free time jacking up hundreds of free throws every day... They had FT problems way before the change to there up tempo style of play . I think that there problems have more to do with there lack of concentration at the line then it does with there conditioning . I have always believed that if you can hit FT's in practice ; there is NO reason you can not make them in a game unless your concentration is off . Maybe they should try putting students behind the backboard as a distraction along with playing crowd noise when they practice their free throws . But something needs to be done ASAP .
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Post by oleschoolaggie on Feb 19, 2020 17:03:27 GMT -5
if they do, then they probably don't work on it hard enough. however, when ya play an "uptempo" style of play, it taxes your "legs" more so than half court basketball. so it also could be a conditioning issue. but if not, they need to spend more time working on free throws. and i don't necessarily mean at practice. guys should be in the gym during their free time jacking up hundreds of free throws every day... They had FT problems way before the change to there up tempo style of play . I think that there problems have more to do with there lack of concentration at the line then it does with there conditioning . I have always believed that if you can hit FT's in practice ; there is NO reason you can not make them in a game unless your concentration is off . Maybe they should try putting students behind the backboard as a distraction along with playing crowd noise when they practice their free throws . But something needs to be done ASAP . on the road, lack of concentration could be a factor, but not at home especially not for so many of the players on the same team. if it ain't lack of conditioning, to me clearly its lack of repetition. if you practice shooting enough free throws every day, you could almost shoot them with your eyes closed due to "muscle memory". you might remember a time when michael jordan used to fool around shooting free throws with his eyes closed and make most of them. trust me, if you shoot "hundreds" of free throws every day (assuming your conditioning and mechanics are up to par), you will make far better than 55% of your free throws...
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Post by thefriscotxaggie on Feb 19, 2020 17:17:29 GMT -5
But it still amazes me that good shooters are that bad at the line. I play pickup a couple times a week and I am not shooting no free throws when I play. But I have no doubt I can make 6 or 7 free throws out 10 just stepping on the court right know and I dont practice free throws.
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Post by durhamgsoaggie on Feb 19, 2020 17:58:21 GMT -5
But it still amazes me that good shooters are that bad at the line. I play pickup a couple times a week and I am not shooting no free throws when I play. But I have no doubt I can make 6 or 7 free throws out 10 just stepping on the court right know and I dont practice free throws. With all the resources (and time) in the world last year... Zion Williamson - 64% RJ Barrett - 66.5% I want us to be better at FT shooting. But it's a lost art across basketball. And I blame a lot of that on LeBron
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Post by aggieblackie2 on Feb 20, 2020 0:11:54 GMT -5
I really like Cam. He handles the ball well, passes well, leader on the floor. Everyone knows his free throw shooting is less than desirable.
I noticed the other night that when he shoot free throws most of his ball hit the right side of the rim and ricochet to the right side of the backboard.
It looks as though he is pushing his shot instead of releasing it with a rotation or with a great technique.
His technique in shooting free throws should be corrected easily with proper coaching.
First time I really noticed his technique because I watched the game on tv and not in person. I could see him push his shot clearly to the right of the rim.
Need a coach or President Obama to work with him. President Obama is an expert on basketball. He advised Vogel the coach of the Lakers to play Rondo less and Caruso more.
I agree with his advice to Vogel.
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