[Husker] FT Comparison

[Dick Karre]

I think we saw the ultimate example of this problem in the Olympics this
past year. The US team had a bunch of great athletes who couldn't shoot.
Dick Karre
dkarre at comcast.net
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Jaixen" <mikejaixen at yahoo.com>
To: "Jerry Meyer" <jerry0315 at yahoo.com>; <husker at tssi.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2005 7:36 PM
Subject: Re: [Husker] FT Comparison


> If I had to choose between talent and coaching, I'd
> probably grudgingly choose talent.  But I think the
> real problem isn't talent, it's ESPN and the NBA. The
> quest for the slam-dunk highlight has generally led to
> a deterioration in fundamentals, such as free throw
> shooting.
>
> And the problem isn't just a Nebraska problem.  Kansas
> is undefeated, but clanking over 1/3 of their free
> throws (66.1%).  Free-throw shooting talent apparantly
> does not necessarily equate to overall basketball
> talent, nor vice versa.
>
> --- Jerry Meyer <jerry0315 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > Since the Huskers are around 60% as a team from the
> > free throw line for the season, I found the box from
> > the recent North Carolina - Wake Forest game kind of
> > interesting.  North Carolina hit 21 of 26 (81%) and
> > Wake hit 32 of 32 (100%) for a combined 91% from the
> > line.  This is somewhat of an aberration since both
> > teams are shooting a little over 70% for the season,
> > but an overall 10% difference in FT ability (above
> > NU)  seems to reflect better emphasis on
> > fundamentals.  My question - does the FT %
> > difference result from better talent in the ACC or a
> > difference in coaching emphasis?  Or maybe something
> > entirely different?  Just curious to see what others
> > think.
> >
> > Jerry Meyer
> > Murfreesboro, TN
>
>
> =====
> Mike Jaixen
>
>
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