The Downside

[SWC75]

- Not only do we have to deal with no Fab, but Dion was there in body more than spirit as well. He had a 5 for 19, 13 point, 2 assist, 4 turnovers road trip in 41 minutes of play. We need them both ‘back’ ASAP.

- We hit 8 of 20 threes vs. Marquette, 40%. In five games since, we are 25 for 90, (27.8%). The game can be awfully hard when you have to got through the defense to score rather than shooting over it.

- The two teams were a ridiculous 8 for 24 from the foul line, both 33.3%. In the last minute, we missed the front end of three one and ones, (by Joseph and Triche, who both came in averaging over 80%), then two straight, (by CJ Fair, 74%) and then 1 of 2 by Joseph. That’s 1 for 6 and three shots we didn’t get to take while trying to wrap this thing up. Ugh. Double Ugh.

 

[pfister1]

The free throw shooting was really horrid...really the only negative about tonight's game. Although maybe tonight was a good night to get our poor free throw shooting game out of the way.

 

[SkanSU]

On pins and needles during the end-of-game free throwing!!

 

[SWC75]

On pins and needles during the end-of-game free throwing!!

They were free-throwing and I was throwing up!

 

[pfister1]

They shouldn't call them free throws any longer nor should they refer to it as the charity stripe. Foul shots and Foul line. I think "Foul" shots more closely captures the result anyway.

On the season we are hitting at a very respectable rate, but foul shooting has gotten so poor anymore that they are anything but freebies.

They should propose a new rule that allows the team that is fouled to either take their foul shots or simply retain possession. In the last 5 minutes of the game if you elect not to take the foul shots you have to have a jump ball to try to retain possession.

 

[SWC75]

They shouldn't call them free throws any longer nor should they refer to it as the charity stripe. Foul shots and Foul line. I think "Foul" shots more closely captures the result anyway.

On the season we are hitting at a very respectable rate, but foul shooting has gotten so poor anymore that they are anything but freebies.

They should propose a new rule that allows the team that is fouled to either take their foul shots or simply retain possession. In the last 5 minutes of the game if you elect not to take the foul shots you have to have a jump ball to try to retain possession.

If they make them they are free throws. if they don't they are foul shots.

I think enough has been done to aid the team ahead, (the one and one, the bonus, etc. You can't compeltely eliminate fouling as a means to get back in the game. And you shouldn't be looking for a way to make it irelevant if you can make them or not. Why should they be "freebies"?

 

[pfister1]

If they make them they are free throws. if they don't they are foul shots.

I think enough has been done to aid the team ahead, (the one and one, the bonus, etc. You can't compeltely eliminate fouling as a means to get back in the game. And you shouldn't be looking for a way to make it irelevant if you can make them or not. Why should they be "freebies"?

That is why I added that jump ball element to fouls in the last 5 minutes. I just hate when you have a player like AO, Rick or Scoop that are hitting a very low percentage of their Foul Shots and it is a better proposition for the other team foul one of them to prevent the layup or interior score by fouling then to let the play continue.

I am not really serious about the rule change. I just hate when I see a play where a guy has a break away easy layup and gets fouled and you take a very high percentage two point situation and turn it into two 50/50 proposition one point shots. One team has made a good play to give it an offensive advantage and the other team can make a bad or off limits play (give a foul) to neutralize the advantage and even put them at a comparative offensive disadvantage.