Please, Chris, if you don't do ANYTHING else, please bring in someone who can teach these kids how to shoot free throws.
I might suggest J Newman...
I might suggest J Newman...
Since Mooney is coming back anyway, I want.....
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Unfortunately him being retained killed that already for next year...regardless of the record.
So really all we need the coach to work on is motivation, free throws, rebounding, defense, in game adjustments & 3 point shooting. Did I miss anything?
Usually the free throw percentage is based on your three best players since they take the majority of shots. Since the mid-1960s, college men’s players have made about 69 percent of free throws. UR is shooting 66%. Duke is #1 in the country and they shoot 69%. All that being said, the team does need to shoot FTs better than that. Especially at the end of the game (although a miss anytime is the same). College basketball has many variables such as shot volume. The number of shots from the field and line compared to your opponent factors in. The team does practice free throws. Golden and Cayo take the 2nd and 3rd most free throws and they shoot 65% and 57% while Gilyard shoots 77%.
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I agree with your numbers and analysis, however when you don’t play defense, box out, or rebound, you must do everything thing else almost perfectly.
Mooney has never had a sense of a game’s flow or momentum change. He does or does not call timeouts at awkward times during a game. He allows the opposing team’s momentum to continue with timeout call while stopping our momentum with weird timeouts.
Great post BP. But I don't think practicing can help but so much if you don't have good techniques ala Cayo. I do think Golden has pretty good technique, his end-of-the-game problems seem to be more about fatigue imo.
physicality, player devlopment, toughness (mental and physical and starting with himself), in game strategy and neither Fan's post or mine touches recruiting!
Golden's problems, if fatigue, is coaching and can be practiced. If you are rebuilding your shot and changing form (like in the offseason) you should never practice while fatigued until its been rebuilt. In season, you should only practice free throws when at least as fatigued as what you will be at your game worst fatigue leavel. Only at the end of practice, and run sprints before (and during) FT practice to make sure fatigue level is simulated and you have to put consequences on the shooting. Standing around shoting free throws for 15 minutes without fatigue and without consequences is almost worthless.
Creating game like situations (and not just for FT shooting) is one of the hardest things to do as a a coach and one I think Mooney stinks at it. I think the reason we have been hammered in the first games by such inferior opponents the last two years (and the coach has been so surprised) is because our prep work isnt creating game like scenarios. And yes I have watched practices at times!!
I'm actually not going to tear down Cayo's form at this point, but he needs to increase the arc. he's throwing darts which makes the basket smaller. good FT shooter have the optimal arc. that's an easy fix and will improve Nathan's percentage at lease marginally.
Meaningful playing time from the bench would help. Both Gilyard and Golden have "trailed off" at the free throw line at the end of games. Golden was taken out more often toward the end of the season but Gilyard has been used like the ultimate "iron man."
You have to walk up to the free throw line and know for a fact you are going to make the shot and be absolutely shocked if you don’t. All confidence, repetition and mechanics.
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