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From: shikago

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Date: 6/13/2013 11:26:46 AM
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The logical solution would be for JS and JR training to also cross train FT's.
How does a player train to improve their jump shot and jump range shooting and not improve their FT shooting at the same time?
You're actually arguing that there's no similarities between shooting a jump shot and shooting a free throw?
I'm surprised that you can't see the huge similarity between shooting a basketball from one spot/distance and shooting a basketball from a different spot/distance.

I replying to the above. He said nothing about removing FTs. Separate discussion, #YOLOSWAG
Arguing FT should train JS is no more silly than arguing JS should train FT.

From: shikago
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Date: 6/13/2013 11:28:06 AM
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Bruce Bowen once led the NBA in 3 point percentage... while shooting 40% from the FT line.

Yes, his FT % was lower than his 3pt % that season. Take that for whatever it's worth.

From: redcped
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Here's a pretty funny blog about the worst NBA FT shooters ever. Note that they still managed at least 40-50%. That should probably be the baseline low (or even something ridiculous like 25%, just not absolute zero because my 7yo could heave 1700 shots at the rim and get at least 1 in there)

http://basketbawful.blogspot.com/2010/07/worst-evers-free-throw-shooters.html


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Date: 6/13/2013 12:01:05 PM
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Bruce Bowen once led the NBA in 3 point percentage... while shooting 40% from the FT line.

Yes, his FT % was lower than his 3pt % that season. Take that for whatever it's worth.


So let's make 40% the floor for anybody with high JR then. It's settled! ;)

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Date: 6/13/2013 12:33:28 PM
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Bruce Bowen once led the NBA in 3 point percentage... while shooting 40% from the FT line.

Yes, his FT % was lower than his 3pt % that season. Take that for whatever it's worth.


So let's make 40% the floor for anybody with high JR then. It's settled! ;)

ha!
(that example was more for the, "let's remove the FT skill entirely & use shooting to simulate it" guy though).

I wouldn't really care if they raised the floor. But by the same token... a player with marvelous (15) FT shouldn't have atrocious (1) JS & JR either. Like one guy on my team does...


Last edited by shikago at 6/13/2013 12:53:10 PM

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Date: 6/14/2013 12:58:16 AM
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I on the other hand wish Free Throw skills to diminish occasionally just like Stamina. It's stupid that even NBA professionals shoot hundreds, if not nearly a thousand, over a week... and here we have a few weeks training free throws and they can be decent FT shooters forever. BB is not very realistic in this regard.

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Date: 6/14/2013 8:00:48 AM
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Even if they never practiced free throws they'd still get a few in.

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Date: 6/14/2013 9:54:19 AM
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The only thing I can say is that there is definitely a correlation with bad shooters being bad FT shooters in real life. I mean look at players like Dwight Howard, that guy can't shoot a jump shot or a free throw to save his life, another example, Jason Kidd, was an average jumpshooter over his career and posted an average FT rating, Steve Nash/Ray Allen great jumpshooters and great FT averages as well. Shaq terrible jumpshooter and even though we know he practiced his free throws all the time never really got better. Just some examples. But I do also see what you are saying as well. In fact I would say it would be more realistic for a larger player 7footer or so should be required to have a good jumpshot in order to have a good freethrow rating.

From: m0nkey
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Date: 6/15/2013 7:09:19 AM
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I train FT from time to time and I want a freaking advantage in comparison to people who refuse to do so! Most of the managers refuse to train Stamina and Freethrows and do not realize how much salary they waste. It is too funny when you play with a 15k center with high Stamina/Freethrow against a +30-40k center and at the end of the game he is more effective.
I mean you guys are complaining about players who did not make a single freethrow but at the same time you could solve the problem only by training FT for the 1-2 weeks...don´t be ridiculous!

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Date: 6/15/2013 9:43:35 AM
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I mean you guys are complaining about players who did not make a single freethrow but at the same time you could solve the problem only by training FT for the 1-2 weeks...don´t be ridiculous!


Actually I think people are complaining about the absurdity of someone not being able to single free-throw before training yet they still make jump-shots and 3-pointers.

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