6-18 on FT's
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Lee is always going to miss 3 of 5 . always so no point in starting a thread about it . Briscoe is actually a good shooter from the line but he is in a slump . I am not worried one bit as Lee won't be in at the line when it matters and Briscoe won't be until he has his confidence back . I really hate these threads as Free throw shooting has lost us 1 game in total in the Cal era ( UNC in 2014 ) . One .
Huh? Briscoe is NOT in a slump. His form is bad. Puts way too much spin on the ball, which takes away any chance of getting a good bounce or shooter's roll. Unless he fixes that, he will continue to shoot poorly.
This thread wasn't about Lee, read the original post again. It was directed at the team as a whole. We suck and everyone not named Tyler Ulis needs to fix their shooting.
And yes, if Lee wants to be a big part of this team he needs to fix it. He's a junior, there's no reason he should be struggling from the stripe. I'm glad you're not worried about it, but it is a concern. We have lost games in the Cal ERA because of bad free throw shooting, I shutter to think of what this board will be like when we lose a few games because we can't shoot free throws.
One of the knocks on Briscoe in HS was that he couldn't shoot as well as he should..... Well it's true.
Ulis and Murray are the best ft shooters on the team.
Ulis and Murray are the best ft shooters on the team.
FT...13-24 54.2%...Uconn Champ Game....lost by 6.
At least we finished up shooting 7-8, for a game total of 13-26, 50%. Still have a lot of work for some players.
The only person who really concerns me is Briscoe. He won't be in the game down the stretch in close games. Luckily I think Matthews is coming along nicely.
Also just shot 33% from the field, and 31% from 3. Just an overall pitiful shooting game. No one thing lost the game. Also no WCS hurt (biggest reason).
Exactly. He will have the ball late and in crunch time.
If it was Skal or Lee or Poy that was 6-6 I could understand the sentiment.
I disagree. I think we end up being a good shooting team. Even 2011-12 started out bad Davis and Teague struggled then got better I think this team will be a good shooting team
Using the backboard decreases the margin of error, but from straight on, using the backboard isn't really any easier.
You realize that six more ft's would result in us shooting 79% as a team for the game right? That's not realistic to expect. The truth is, it is not nearly as valuable as people generally make it out to be, and it's not something to be freaking out about in November.
Murray's shooting 85.7 from the line thus far, don't lump him in with the rest of them.
Exactly right. As as far as the poster who said that FT shooting has cost us one game in the Cal Era, think again. Against Uconn in the 2011 semis, we went 11-27 from the line and lost by 1 point. That game was definitely lost at the line and the final game would have been against a Butler team that we would have handled fairly well, assuming we didn't go 11-27 in that game too.
Agree. To me an example of how ESPN/YouTube has changed the game. Fundamentals aren't important to a lot of high school kids anymore...it's all about the highlight tape. If your mechanics are off in FT shooting by the time you get to college, it could take a couple of years of coaching to correct it, if ever.
Okay but those shooting percentages are going to happen. Sometimes you run into a good defense. But nobody plays defense on you at the free throw line. 52% from the free throw stripe in a 6 point game is what did UK in. Make your free throws and you win. Some of those misses were front ends of a one and one too.
Also, WCS was a great player but we can't keep blaming losses on missing players. Uconn killed us with their backcourt just like they did Florida and Michigan State.
Just make free throws and you win.
2010 team missed 13 FT's against W.Va.....Lost by 7
Cal recruits with athleticism as the main ingredient.....it has served him well but there are times when having a bunch of athletic non-shooters has caught up to him (That team also went 4-32 from the three that game....sad)
Where is the evidence that Cal will get it fixed? This has been his only achilles heel while at UK
Don't forget the championship game against Arizona.......IF Nazr shoots 50% from the line UK wins that game & another title
Apparently you don't remember our Final Four loss to UConn when we went 4 for 12.
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