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285586.67 in reply to 285586.66
Date: 5/7/2017 2:22:19 AM
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Didn't your coach in school ever teach you anything? If there is one principle I remember it is that "Free Throws win games." Any time I lose a game and the point difference is less than my missed free throws I know what I need to work on. Any close game can easily be decided by free throws. Getting to the line not only punishes the opponent with increased fouls but gives your team the opportunity to change the tide of the game. I strongly believe free throws are one of the most important elements of basketball. Many of the top scorers in the NBA get between 25% and 33% of their points from the charity stripe.

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285586.68 in reply to 285586.67
Date: 5/7/2017 11:25:27 PM
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My philosophy is a little different:

"If it came down to a game of inches, that means you weren't good enough to handle them."

Aside from the 12 point loss, the closest game I've had was a 13 point win.

It's better to make sure your guys shoot, play defense, keep the ball and spread the ball around more. at around respectable level, training FTs is a marginal loss, since it won't really be worlds better, compared to what you could be training with those minutes.

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285586.69 in reply to 285586.68
Date: 5/8/2017 11:50:26 AM
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My philosophy is pretty middle of the road. I agree with both sides. It's a minimal skill, but it's a skill nonetheless. But I also agree with if you're going to be bothered by little things becoming the difference between a win or a loss, then there's enough work elsewhere to be done. But I've seen some interesting secondary pops with FTs-in addition to JS, I've seen RB, IS, and SB...skills that may help draw fouls. So its not like its a complete waste, especially during slower weeks.

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285586.70 in reply to 285586.69
Date: 5/8/2017 9:08:19 PM
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I might have been a little zealous about free throws but I just checked my players' stats. My 5 players with strong or better FT shoot a minimum of 78% and the highest of 88%. I think these numbers are sufficient. What I hate seeing is my team below 50% from the line when 75% would have won the game.
So my official stance on free throws is I try to get my players to at least Strong. I also noticed that players with better jump shot had a better FT percentage than lower JS players with the same Free Throw skill. But it is not linear so may have some correlation but I don't have enough data to be exact.

Last edited by Penumbra at 5/8/2017 9:12:37 PM

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285586.71 in reply to 285586.70
Date: 5/9/2017 8:51:53 AM
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I haven't noticed any correlation between JS and FT myself...in fact some of my best shooters have been horrendous FTers.

That being said, my team FT has gone from 51% to 65% between seasons 35 and 38, and I've probably used the training 6 times.

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Date: 5/12/2017 5:31:58 PM
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Question: Is there a reason why my shooting guard is a reluctant shooter? I noticed during the scrim that he only shot more once my point guard was in foul trouble and nobody else was making shots. Also is there a way to make him more selfish because I think he could probably put up 50 but he mostly ices himself out of the first quarter.

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285586.73 in reply to 285586.72
Date: 5/13/2017 10:18:22 AM
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I just looked at your last 2 games, the scrimmage and last league game. Patient offense will work to get the ball in the hands of your best offensive player. Since Helanen is a much stronger player, most possessions will end with him.

Princeton offense tries to avoid jump shots that are not wide open 3's.


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285586.74 in reply to 285586.73
Date: 5/13/2017 11:48:20 AM
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Yeah I was confused for half the game when Dwight wouldn't shoot. That makes a lot more sense. Thanks!

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285586.75 in reply to 285586.11
Date: 5/16/2017 9:58:12 AM
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The Big 8 is about to gain 3 bots, and even Peachtree is potentially a couple weeks behind them. WOW.

The Great 8 has 2 bots, and about to gain a third, but has a new team Phantasms, and if that name is any indication, it is probably a former active manager, so that's a good sign, potentially.

And if so, welcome back!

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285586.76 in reply to 285586.75
Date: 5/16/2017 8:46:14 PM
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How do you tell who is going to be bots or not? Would it be based on their activity levels?

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285586.77 in reply to 285586.76
Date: 5/16/2017 9:39:47 PM
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Sad day that it Helanen is tired trying to carry the rest of my team. Last game made me sad as there was multiple chances to get into striking distance but he just ended up running out of steam.

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