Alabama vs. Kentucky in Basketball Now

[ricky023]

Gosh sounds like we are awful today like always against the Blue. I don't know why we can't play a little against KY but have never played good against them. RTR!

[Marshal Dillon]

UK 67  Tide 58

[pmull]

9/26 at the free throw line, 16 turnovers and only 7 bench points. We could have won this game.

[McBaman]

9/26 at the free throw line, 16 turnovers and only 7 bench points. We could have won this game.

But we didn't. 

[SUPERCOACH]

We won't be a serious basketball team until we can hit a free throw.  That is insane, especially for the guards.  They should be hitting 80% minimum.  There is no excuse for 9/26 for free throws.

[Chechem]

We won't be a serious basketball team until we can hit a free throw.  That is insane, especially for the guards.  They should be hitting 80% minimum.  There is no excuse for 9/26 for free throws.

Most fans see this shortcoming as simple laziness.
Free-throw shooting can be practiced without coaching.  Just a matter of priority.  Apparently it isn't a priority for the players, and the coaches aren't encouraging practice of it.
 

[ricky023]

Wow this is almost heart breaking knowing with 80% we could have won this game. It seems like we see the same old problems year after year at Alabama. We have the same shoulda, coulda, and woulda. RTR!

[pmull]

I read an article that said it perfectly. "Free throws are not very important unless you want to win."

[Marshal Dillon]

Wow this is almost heart breaking knowing with 80% we could have won this game. It seems like we see the same old problems year after year at Alabama. We have the same shoulda, coulda, and woulda. RTR!

Wrong. If we go 19/26 at FT line that's 73%, definitely a doable situation. That's what makes this so frustrating.


            

[McBaman]

We won't be a serious basketball team until we can hit a free throw.  That is insane, especially for the guards.  They should be hitting 80% minimum.  There is no excuse for 9/26 for free throws.

Most fans see this shortcoming as simple laziness.
Free-throw shooting can be practiced without coaching.  Just a matter of priority.  Apparently it isn't a priority for the players, and the coaches aren't encouraging practice of it.


Bama's FT shooting has been poor for as long as I can remember. Five years at least. Both the above comments are right on.

Why don't coaches put in a FT drill at the END of practice.  Half the team at each end of the court.  You have to make five FTs in a row before you can leave.  If you miss one, you go to the back of the line and wait to try again. Those players still trying after an hour, have to run laps -- maybe 10 laps -- and then they can leave.  This might encourage players to work on FT shooting on their own time.  It can't hurt!


 

[Jamos]

Great shooters don't become great shooters just by team practice alone, they spend most of their free time in the gym practicing, practicing, practicing. I doubt we have any on this team that spend much of their free time in the gym. During the pregame shoot around, the players work very hard on their dunk shots and long shots.

[Marshal Dillon]

Great shooters don't become great shooters just by team practice alone, they spend most of their free time in the gym practicing, practicing, practicing. I doubt we have any on this team that spend much of their free time in the gym. During the pregame shoot around, the players work very hard on their dunk shots and long shots.

I've read so many stories about the great players and their workout habits. I think Larry Bird took 100-200 FT's every day, year round even before the NBA. Same with Kobe Bryant. Bird shot 88.6% for his career, Kobe nearly 84% for his career. They made themselves do these things by hard work. It can be done. I don't expect every player to be another Kobe, but how about hitting 70-75% of their FT's. That's very doable. I remember one year under Wimp when the team was horrible at the FT line, the next year they finished 2nd in the SEC for team FT percentage.

[Marshal Dillon]

SEC team free throwing shooting percentage:

1. Vandy 77.5%

14. Tide 63.8% (last and it ain't even close to 13th)



 



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[ricky023]

Why does Coach Johnson not see this if we do and fix it? RTR!

[McBaman]

Great shooters don't become great shooters just by team practice alone, they spend most of their free time in the gym practicing, practicing, practicing. I doubt we have any on this team that spend much of their free time in the gym. During the pregame shoot around, the players work very hard on their dunk shots and long shots.

If the players aren't going to spend time (on their own) working of FTs, then isn't it on the coaches responsibility to structure some routine that requires them to work on it?  If coaches are going to complain about missed FTs, then they ought to take some action to address that defect.




I've read so many stories about the great players and their workout habits. I think Larry Bird took 100-200 FT's every day, year round even before the NBA.. Same with Kobe Bryant. Bird shot 88.6% for his career, Kobe nearly 84% for his career. They made themselves do these things by hard work. It can be done. I don't expect every player to be another Kobe, but how about hitting 70-75% of their FT's. That's very doable. I remember one year under Wimp when the deal was horrible at the FT line, the next year they finished 2nd in the SEC for team FT percentage.

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