Yep. But I'll add: a ton of practice helps the mental game. My junior year in HS

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Nov 14, 2024
2:40:14pm

BYUCougarsFan All-American

Yep. But I'll add: a ton of practice helps the mental game. My junior year in HS

I was about 50% from the line. I was about 35% from 3 (which is good), so it was mental, not ability-driven.

The off season I shot 500 free throws a week.

When the games came my senior season, I shot 83% from the line (and I averaged about 6 free throws a game).

The more practice, the easier it is mentally.

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Ouch…a very bad stat for us.

Chefcurry

11:29am

RE: Ouch…a very bad stat for us.

JAGA97

11:31am

This will probably lose us a few games this year. More than a few if it doesn't

Lifer

11:37am

I’d be more worried if I thought Demin would continue to go 28 % for the year

cougaman

11:38am

Yea I think they’ll eventually settle down and get to the 70s. Keba should

Chefcurry

11:39am

Maybe should play Bosco at 5 at the end of games. Keba can't shoot and Fous is

Parker Schnabel

2:02pm

RE: Ouch…a very bad stat for us.

Adam_Pontipee

11:39am

Need to progress to the mean there, no doubt

ldssdl

11:47am

For those in the know, why is this? Is it just not a point of emphasis in practice? Seems like something that is pretty

durandal

11:49am

Playing basketball myself, free throws are more of a mental thing in my

Chefcurry

11:53am

Attention control under pressure. We need lessons from Mr. Ferrin.

Plantagenet

2:09pm

Yep. But I'll add: a ton of practice helps the mental game. My junior year in HS

2:40pm

I'd add that in addition to the mental aspect is pure muscle memory.

cougarfan84

3:21pm

Ball didn't go in the hoop

1:59pm

There is no way an NBA coach is spending precious practice time on free throws.

ninja math

2:35pm

I get that. But also, isn't that something that players just have to go practice on their own?

durandal

2:39pm

It very much is. With a private shooting coach if necessary.

ninja math

2:43pm

Once we get that fixed, we'll be even more dominant!

Fightgar

11:58am

Check the baskets

Nodak Cougar

12:05pm

Basketballs are barely half the inside diameter of the hoop

Bobber

12:22pm

UCR shot 82.6% against us from the line. They seemed to handle it pretty well.

Chemish

12:48pm

There’s no way that will last all season, but that’s terrible

12:14pm

I'll bet Saunders, Demin and Catchings end up among our best in FT%

12:31pm

Fouss was pretty good last year

Lifer

12:43pm

Yes, that's true - sample size here is too small.

12:49pm

Well that low of a % will costs them several games this season.

SoValleyCOUG

12:47pm

It’s the ROC effect.

royal_blue

1:20pm

So are you saying missing the one free point to get a rebound and get 2 more is

1:22pm

It's actually worse, missed the front end of 1 and 1 multiple times against UCR

NYC and Japan

1:30pm

Seems like something that will definitely course correct when the sample grows

Ghost Pirate LeChuck

1:23pm

We should hope so. But these are also probably the least stressful free throws

1:29pm

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BackPacker

1:27pm

Definitely a problem. Tough to fix.

insanobueno

1:42pm

Making otherwise good games, close.

Plantagenet

2:08pm

Halls 60% will help lift it when he returns 😂

Magneto

2:09pm

Every guard--which takes refined skills--should shoot at least 75%.

Plantagenet

2:11pm

RE: Halls 60% will help lift it when he returns 😂

durandal

2:35pm

So we should just step back ten fet and get 1.5 pts per FT

niqmadu

3:07pm

We can't be amazing at everything

OldFogey

3:26pm

Unacceptable. Failure to fix will cost BYU games.

Forzaitalia

4:33pm

Didn't something similar happen during the first of the season last year.

porl thompson

4:45pm

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