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i think that there are some hidden skills that influence FT.
FT is something that is bothering me, in fact, and I think that is something that should be improved in the future.
For me it does not make sense that a player could have outstanding shooting and terrible FT... some players simply are not able to score a single FT during an entire match, even if they have, say, 12 or 15 chances... this is totally unreal, even shaquille o'neal could score 50% of his FTs. and with the changes concerning the fouls in the end of the game, a team can be losing by 12 points in the end of the game and win by repeatedly fouling players that just can't score on FTs.
FTs have increased importance on BB, and FT training is too hard... I think that you should be able to train FT at the same time with the other positions, but sharing the amount of FT you could train... like training 20% FT and 80% rebounding, for example... you would be able to train 100% rebounding if you want, but you would be given the option to improve FT simultaneously... that's what I think... and I also think that outstanding scorers should not be lousy free throwers, this do not make sense, these skills should be linked somehow...




Last edited by LA-Bernspin at 10/5/2008 4:50:59 PM

Then player1 has really big luck in his random... he was 85% FT last season

35 free throws is a really small sample size.

No, it isn't.

Flip a coin series of 35 times, and tell me when you get 33 heads (or tails)

I personally think that either experience or stamina or both have an impact on free throws. I have a player who has screwed me over a few times during close matches. He is supposed to have respectable FT but in at least 2 matches this season, he has thrown up bricks and it lead directly to losses for me.

However, his stamina is not good and neither is his experience.

Finally, I also wonder if there is better success rates when you play at home.

i have a question

who played longer and what are their stamina, yes stamina for me does play a role in ft

I think Stamina would have an effect of free throws at the end of a game, since tired player wouldn't shoot as well as a when he's fresh. I wonder if Jump Shot has anything to do with free throws. (IMHO, it should, but only the programmers can say if it is.) I also think height should be a small factor (as I mentioned in a thread many months back), since shorter players have a slightly bigger target (it has to do the shape of the ellipse of the hoop based on the angle of trajectory of the shot on the ball's descent to the basket), but I strongly suspect that height is not a factor (or maybe it's a factor in the FT skill potential, though I doubt that too), but again, only the programmers can say for sure.

I think also the shape of a player have an impact on free trows

FTs have increased importance on BB, and FT training is too hard...

if you think training FT is hard i wonder what you think about OD training

FTs have increased importance on BB, and FT training is too hard...

if you think training FT is hard i wonder what you think about OD training

OD - whats this!! Ha - I thought this stat just remains the same from when the players are created!!!

you know, i train OD and i think it is hard but not that hard... i train 3 players and i always have an average of 1.5 pop/week in OD... anyway, what i would like to say is that i think that FT in BB is not so realistic as it should be, for me it makes no sense a player that has strong JS and JR to have atrocious FT and score 0-29 FTs during the season... this guy once scored like 4-7 3PT and 0-12 FT in the same game... for me it is not logical... FT should be strongly influenced by Jump Shot, if not closely dependent of it.
and 0% of FT during an entire season is completely unrealistic, an average player should be able to score at least 40% FTs... that should be the case of atrocious FT players, to score 40% FT and not 0%... FTs performances should vary from 40% to 90%, not from 0% to 90% as it is today in BB...