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83505.4 in reply to 83505.3
Date: 3/29/2009 4:34:55 PM
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Perhaps the skill is influenced by fatigue (getting to the line just when he should get subbed, crappy stamina etc) and game shape.

prety right on if you ask me!

game shape seems prety important to me, in my experience , when it comes to sinking the fre throws.
Also when a player gets tired, he is more likely to miss.

but finaly, I also think that experience might play a role, especially when it is at important moments this might start to play a role too.

1 thing I am prety sure off: what is not used to see if he scores a free throw is all his other skills: jump shot; OD, driving, handling, passing, jump range,...

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83505.5 in reply to 83505.4
Date: 3/29/2009 4:38:24 PM
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Spot on with the experience part.

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83505.6 in reply to 83505.5
Date: 3/29/2009 4:55:06 PM
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Also has to do with Jump Shot and Jump Range. After all, you are taking a shot from the free throw line, aren't you?

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83505.7 in reply to 83505.6
Date: 3/29/2009 5:04:47 PM
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I would like to quote GM-Lord of Doom:

1 thing I am prety sure off: what is not used to see if he scores a free throw is all his other skills: jump shot; OD, driving, handling, passing, jump range,...


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83505.8 in reply to 83505.7
Date: 3/30/2009 1:21:39 AM
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I noticed that in the last two minutes of a close game, the team currently leading tend to miss a few free throws. I like it that way.

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83505.11 in reply to 83505.9
Date: 3/31/2009 12:53:53 AM
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Its about statistics and probabilities. A team losing at the last few minutes of a game by a manageable margin will foul to get possession back. In non-blowout games, around a third of the free throws taken occur in the last few minutes. Statistically, the more free throw is given to a player - the more chances to miss.

In the example given by the original poster, it may be possible that the stronger FT shooter had to take his free throws in the "last few minutes" scenario - where in real life the pressure/stress is much more particularly for an away team.

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83505.12 in reply to 83505.11
Date: 3/31/2009 3:15:11 AM
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Its about statistics and probabilities. A team losing at the last few minutes of a game by a manageable margin will foul to get possession back. In non-blowout games, around a third of the free throws taken occur in the last few minutes. Statistically, the more free throw is given to a player - the more chances to miss.

In the example given by the original poster, it may be possible that the stronger FT shooter had to take his free throws in the "last few minutes" scenario - where in real life the pressure/stress is much more particularly for an away team.

also don't forget that the last few minutes of a game, players tend to be the most tired, and tiredness, as pointed out before, can lead to missing free throws.

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83505.13 in reply to 83505.12
Date: 3/31/2009 12:01:18 PM
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Except engine tries (or it is stated it should try at least) to send good free throwers on court in final minutes if leading. Not necessarily players who played a lot in that game so far.

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83505.14 in reply to 83505.13
Date: 3/31/2009 12:16:28 PM
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Well I didn't exactly made a scientific study of it, but from what I have seen, this isn't always working that well.

Inded it is better then before, where the coach just put in the best players, regardless of their FT skill. But I can't say that my coach is putting in my best 3-point shooters when behind (or best FT shooters when leading).

But in the end the fatigue factor is only part of it.

I know that in my last game my starting PG, who had many more minutes, but hasn't realy much better FT skill (level 12, while my back-up has level 13), and far less experience then my back up stayed in the game and missed 2 important free throws after a foul (yes even at level 12 ;) ).
Luckely I still won by 2 points, but according to the theory of putting in the best options for the FTs, my back up should have hit the field... and he didn't.

So that's not always optimally working.

Besides, your team DOES need defense to try to stop those 3 pointer. ;)

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