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311478.30 in reply to 311478.1
Date: 8/29/2021 8:56:10 AM
Tampines Fusion
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And as announced previously we have been testing an update to Free Throws which will be implemented next season. This will make free throw percentages more realistic and also having Jump Shot and Jump Range become a small part of the equation.

I don't really know what to think of this: Is this more like a penalty on high level FT shooters with bad JS/JR (hence forcing us to train JS/JR) or a boost for players with good JS/JR with no free throws (so we don't have to train free throws)?

Would that also make the training court irrelevant as long as your player has very high JS/JR? Is BB regretting the decision of making training courts (hence those who invest in it will have freakishly high FTs) and trying to undo the mistake?

That said, in terms of realism, I'm not too sure. We got DeMar and LaMarcus Aldridge who can't shoot 3s but hit FTs at an 80% clip, and then there's Bruce Bowen who's pretty decent from 3 but just barely hits more than half his free throws.

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311478.31 in reply to 311478.30
Date: 8/30/2021 2:41:53 AM
Krituliai
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It's aimed towards FT training court being too op. It's basically to battle teams hitting 99% of their free throws even when there's 40+FTA.

And it's been rather effective: My PF has 21FT lvl and 12JS.

His regular season FT - 59/60 (98.33%)
His PL FT - 28/36(77.77%)

And I dare say, that such a change is a lot more fair and fun. Since having a lvl3 training court can make your whole team almost never miss a free throw in somewhat 4-5 seasons.

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311478.32 in reply to 311478.31
Date: 8/30/2021 10:14:24 AM
Tampines Fusion
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Thanks for the example, now I think the change isn't too bad. I guess it's justified since high 70s isn't too bad a percentage for someone with a mid level jumper (since 12 is around the middle of 20).

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311478.33 in reply to 311478.31
Date: 8/31/2021 4:54:27 AM
Franca Shoemakers Revival
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what about BB players who can't make a FT? like never. 0.00% averages and stuff. this isn't realistic either. even ben wallace could hit 41% of his free throws. is this going to be addressed as well?

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311478.34 in reply to 311478.33
Date: 8/31/2021 5:09:34 AM
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Well, I wouldn't know :D

But i guess it will be.

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311478.36 in reply to 311478.35
Date: 8/31/2021 11:12:26 AM
The Orchestra
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but at that point, maybe they ought to change sport.

lol

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311478.37 in reply to 311478.35
Date: 8/31/2021 11:42:22 AM
Franca Shoemakers Revival
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what about BB players who can't make a FT? like never. 0.00% averages and stuff. this isn't realistic either. even ben wallace could hit 41% of his free throws. is this going to be addressed as well?


If JR and JS do have influence now, it's unlikely players will still shot 0% FT. Unless they have atrocious JR/JS/FT, but at that point, maybe they ought to change sport.


well, players with atrocious JS can make jump shots galore if they are faced with poor defence, however some atrocious FT players are unable to shoot a single FT during their whole careers, that's something which should have changed ages ago.

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311478.38 in reply to 311478.37
Date: 8/31/2021 12:21:27 PM
Team Payabang
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why not just make the FT% be more exponential than what we have now thru GS,STA and FT?... or will the JS/JR be the Floor and the FT be the Ceiling?

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311478.40 in reply to 311478.39
Date: 8/31/2021 1:44:47 PM
Franca Shoemakers Revival
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The best is when you see elite shooters with 1FT going for 0%, but thats the extreme side of it, which is hilarious anyway

actually atrocious rebounders can rebound, atrocious jump shooters can convert jump shots, atrocious jump range shooters can convert long range shots, atrocious passers can assist, atrocious stamina players can play 48 minutes, atrocious shot blockers can block shots... just atrocious FT shooters cannot convert their free throws...

Last edited by Bernspin at 8/31/2021 1:45:26 PM

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