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[powdersmack]

What baffles me is that Kiyan and Betsey and Kingz all have very smooth and natural shooting strokes, but they're all in the 50s at the line. It's like some type of mental contagion has spread throughout our roster. I've never seen anything like this before in my ~35 years watching SU hoops.

Oh, I have...

 

[Hawknate144]

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well that was 38 years ago, so thereby not in the 35 year window

 

[tbonezone]

well that's right zuzu . every time a free throw clanks in , an angel gets it's wings !

 

[Eric15]

well that was 38 years ago, so thereby not in the 35 year window

It's a blessing that I was only 4 years old during the SU/Indiana game. I wouldn't have been able to come back from that.

 

[Cusefan0307]

Starling is shooting 44% from the line. He also is taking over 2 less per game this year because he’s scared to get fouled.

 

[Eric15]

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That 1988 team was no doubt terrible from the line. IMO the difference is those guys were simply bad free throw shooters. Stevie Thompson just wasn't a good shooter. Seikaly was always in the 50s. Coleman improved a bit and was around 70% as a foul shooter as a senior. Sherm was always just OK. They were who they were.

Nate Kingz was 81% last year! Now he's in the 50s. I would bet my life that Kiyan was a very good free throw shooter in high school. Starling was 71% from the line two years ago at SU -- now he's afraid to get fouled.

In short, I don't think 1988 was capable of doing better. This team absolutely can do better, they just aren't right now for some inexplicable reason. The whole roster minus George has the yips.

 

[Cusefan0307]

That 1988 team was no doubt terrible from the line. IMO the difference is those guys were simply bad free throw shooters. Stevie Thompson just wasn't a good shooter. Seikaly was always in the 50s. Coleman improved a bit and was around 70% as a foul shooter as a senior. Sherm was always just OK. They were who they were.

Nate Kingz was 81% last year! Now he's in the 50s. I would bet my life that Kiyan was a very good free throw shooter in high school. Starling was 71% from the line two years ago at SU -- now he's afraid to get fouled.

In short, I don't think 1988 was capable of doing better. This team absolutely can do better, they just aren't right now for some inexplicable reason. The whole roster minus George has the yips.

Kiyan was in the low 70’s in HS.

 

[Eric15]

Kiyan was in the low 70’s in HS.

Ugh in retrospect I shouldn’t have bet my life.

 

[721Comstock]

Ugh in retrospect I shouldn’t have bet my life.

Been nice knowing you.

 

[Scooch]

Ugh in retrospect I shouldn’t have bet my life.

What's wild is that 70% as a team gets you a ranking of 238th. And yet, that would be a 19% improvement over where we are now!

Our FT shooting is unfathomably bad.