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[QUOTE="BillSU, post: 4956568, member: 6809"]
They should not have gotten of the plane.

I mean, this is a new team, never played together, mostly sophomores, inexperienced, but they show evidence of being a great combination  - if you can't shoot, make threes AND make your foul shots Red has to do something about it. Do something!

Line 'em up tomorrow one group shoots 100 three's, the other 100 foul shots.

I remember a post from when Gerry used to practice -  [U]by Chris Carlson 21 years ago:[/U]
McNamara began to attack his after-practice shooting sessions with greater intensity. He’d stand at the free-throw line, bounce the ball three times and fire. He’d do it over and over, until he swished nearly every shot.

When the Bishop Hannan gym was occupied by the school’s other teams, he’d trek to another high school, Holy Rosary, and shoot there.

‘You’ve got to shoot them after practice, when your legs are dead,’ McNamara said. ‘I’d just try to make a bunch in a row with dead legs. Ten, 15, whatever I felt like.’

It’s paid off. When McNamara shoots a free throw, he stands stoically at the line, waiting for the ball, so he can begin his three-bounce routine. When he misses, his face flares with disgust.

‘There’s not a thing I hate more than missing a free throw,’ McNamara said. ‘That’s why they call it a free throw. It’s supposed to be free. Missing a free throw is a personal offense.’

It’s been a long time since McNamara’s been offended. He hasn’t missed a free throw since Jan. 13, against Missouri, and is 35 of 35 in Big East play.
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