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[QUOTE="SUMBA, post: 1254117, member: 913"]
I agree about FT%. Andy Rautins seemed to have a low FT % given how deadly he was from beyond the arc. I often though that perhaps he should stand at the back of the circle and shoot the FT as an uncontested jumper rather than launch from the actual charity stripe. I think there are a few reasons for the low FT % these days:

1. The mid range game is a dinosaur. Today's game has become jam it inside or launch a trey. The mid range game is a lost art and the FT is a mid range shot.

2. Shooting a trey is different that shooting a free throw. Muscle memory is different for these shots. The trey requires more strength due to the distance from the hoop, while the FT requires more touch.

3. Weight rooms. Today's players spend a lot off time in the weight rooms. Muscular upper bodies flatten out shots and players lose the touch required to consistently make free throws. The demands of today's game require that bigs have significant upper body strength, which is why so many of them produce bricks when shooting FTs. (I know this topic is debated and controversial but I am speaking from first hand experience.)

4. The Sports Center Syndrome. Kids spend too much time trying to make the highlight or top ten reels and not enough on fundamentals. this is not only true on FTs but when was the last time you saw a player on any team set a perfect screen? Fundamentals are losing out to athleticism and becoming a good FT shooter requires repetition and more repetition.
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