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Shepard
Jan 10, 2013 15:40:31 GMT -8
Post by swagtec on Jan 10, 2013 15:40:31 GMT -8
The problem with missing free throws is that it doesn't hurt the ego enough. It's not embarrassing unless it's the miss that losses the game. A player can be a horrible FT shooter and still be considered "cool". And made FT's aren't as cool as dunking so you can't necessarily gain popularity by being a great FT shooter.
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Shepard
Jan 10, 2013 15:46:17 GMT -8
Post by longtimebooster on Jan 10, 2013 15:46:17 GMT -8
The problem with missing free throws is that it doesn't hurt the ego enough. It's not embarrassing unless it's the miss that losses the game. A player can be a horrible FT shooter and still be considered "cool". And made FT's aren't as cool as dunking so you can't necessarily gain popularity by being a great FT shooter. OK, Dr. Phil. Glad you've got this all figured out.
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Shepard
Jan 10, 2013 15:48:38 GMT -8
Post by swagtec on Jan 10, 2013 15:48:38 GMT -8
The problem with missing free throws is that it doesn't hurt the ego enough. It's not embarrassing unless it's the miss that losses the game. A player can be a horrible FT shooter and still be considered "cool". And made FT's aren't as cool as dunking so you can't necessarily gain popularity by being a great FT shooter. OK, Dr. Phil. Glad you've got this all figured out. At least I offered some legitimate insight. You give it a try...
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Shepard
Jan 10, 2013 15:58:53 GMT -8
Post by seagulljr on Jan 10, 2013 15:58:53 GMT -8
Fish did a good job making sure the ball wasn't in his hands to shoot free throws at the end of the game.
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Shepard
Jan 10, 2013 16:04:22 GMT -8
Post by longtimebooster on Jan 10, 2013 16:04:22 GMT -8
OK, Dr. Phil. Glad you've got this all figured out. At least I offered some legitimate insight. You give it a try... From my psot on pg. 3: Oh, puh-leeze. The reason he missed his first FT and made the second was because he's a 50% FT shooter. Has been since he got here. Needs to work on it. Smile. No smile. Smack. No smack. And, BTW, it's all about form. Stop with the pseudo-Rick-Berry-shrink gibberish.
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Shepard
Jan 10, 2013 16:06:50 GMT -8
Post by swagtec on Jan 10, 2013 16:06:50 GMT -8
At least I offered some legitimate insight. You give it a try... From my psot on pg. 3: Oh, puh-leeze. The reason he missed his first FT and made the second was because he's a 50% FT shooter. Has been since he got here. Needs to work on it. Smile. No smile. Smack. No smack. And, BTW, it's all about form. Stop with the pseudo-Rick-Berry-shrink gibberish. Someone once said the game was 90% mental....
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Shepard
Jan 10, 2013 16:16:59 GMT -8
Post by longtimebooster on Jan 10, 2013 16:16:59 GMT -8
Someone once said the game was 90% mental.... Tell that to a guy who's 4'11".
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Shepard
Jan 10, 2013 16:19:34 GMT -8
Post by swagtec on Jan 10, 2013 16:19:34 GMT -8
Someone once said the game was 90% mental.... Tell that to a guy who's 4'11". Who, Earl Boykins?
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Shepard
Jan 10, 2013 16:21:13 GMT -8
Post by aztecswinagain on Jan 10, 2013 16:21:13 GMT -8
At least I offered some legitimate insight. You give it a try... From my psot on pg. 3: Oh, puh-leeze. The reason he missed his first FT and made the second was because he's a 50% FT shooter. Has been since he got here. Needs to work on it. Smile. No smile. Smack. No smack. And, BTW, it's all about form. Stop with the pseudo-Rick-Berry-shrink gibberish. THIS +10000000
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Shepard
Jan 10, 2013 16:34:07 GMT -8
Post by longtimebooster on Jan 10, 2013 16:34:07 GMT -8
The reason a lot of guys can't shoot is because they don't spend enough time on it and don't have correct form. Especially guys who are great ball handlers or bona fide big men. They think they spend time developing their shooting, but relatively speaking, they don't. It's a lot more fun working on stuff you're good at or that you like -- like dribbling, dunking, driving the lane, etc. It's a drag to stand there and shoot 500 FTs per day, or 1,000 three-point shots (Like Heath used to do.)
FT shooting is to basketball what putting is to golf. It's a boring necessity. And, of course, golfers would rather be at the driving range bombing 350-yard drives than tapping 100 twelve-foot puts with a downhill lefthand brake. Chicks don't dig guys who can put. Nor do they particularly dig guys who can shoot FTs.
So you're at a bar and a hot chick comes up. Whaddya say to her (in your suavest of voices):
"Heeyyy! I just drained 20 putts in a row down at the range earlier today!"
or
"So, I pulled out my Rocketballz Stage 2 Taylor Made Driver and clubbed the holy h*ll out of the ball. Almost came out of my shoes. Guys in my foursome had to cover their ears because the pinging of ball against metal was so loud. You could hear the ball whistling through the air from 200 yards away. Sounded like a German bomb dropping during the Blitzkrieg. Some poor greenskeeper was driving a mower near the green, which was a 375-yard par 4 dogleg left. I got just enough draw on it to successfully drive the green. I think maybe Mickelson did that once, but probably no one else. Anyway, that poor sap of a greenskeeper gets plunked in the back with my ball. Fortunately, it was only a glancing blow. Probably a good thing I hit him, too. Might've put it over the green if I hadn't. Hit him right in the kidney. Guy will probably be p*ssing blood for the next two days, but he should be OK. My ball rolled about 15 feet from the pin. I ended up three-putting. But after a drive like that, who cares? Wanna come out to my car so I can show you the shaft on my driver?"
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Jan 10, 2013 16:39:30 GMT -8
Post by swagtec on Jan 10, 2013 16:39:30 GMT -8
The reason a lot of guys can't shoot is because they don't spend enough time on it and don't have correct form. Especially guys who are great ball handlers or bona fide big men. They think they spend time developing their shooting, but relatively speaking, they don't. It's a lot more fun working on stuff you're good at or that you like -- like dribbling, dunking, driving the lane, etc. It's a drag to stand there and shoot 500 FTs per day, or 1,000 three-point shots (Like Heath used to do.) FT shooting is to basketball what putting is to golf. It's a boring necessity. And, of course, golfers would rather be at the driving range bombing 350-yard drives than tapping 100 twelve-foot puts with a downhill lefthand brake. Chicks don't dig guys who can put. Nor do they particularly dig guys who can shoot FTs. So you're at a bar and a hot chick comes up. Whaddya say to her (in your suavest of voices): "Heeyyy! I just drained 20 putts in a row down at the range earlier today!" or "So, I pulled out my Rocketballz Stage 2 Taylor Made Driver and clubbed the holy h*ll out of the ball. Almost came out of my shoes. Guys in my foursome had to cover their ears because the pinging of ball against metal was so loud. You could hear the ball whistling through the air from 200 yards away. Sounded like a German bomb dropping during the Blitzkrieg. Some poor greenskeeper was driving a mower near the green, which was a 375-yard par 4 dogleg left. I got just enough draw on it to successfully drive the green. I think maybe Mickelson did that once, but probably no one else. Anyway, that poor sap of a greenskeeper gets plunked in the back with my ball. Fortunately, it was only a glancing blow. Probably a good thing I hit him, too. Might've put it over the green if I hadn't. Hit him right in the kidney. Guy will probably be p*ssing blood for the next two days, but he should be OK. My ball rolled about 15 feet from the pin. I ended up three-putting. But after a drive like that, who cares? Wanna come out to my car so I can show you the shaft on my driver?" Too much free time for this guy...
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Shepard
Jan 10, 2013 16:44:16 GMT -8
Post by sticka on Jan 10, 2013 16:44:16 GMT -8
OK, Dr. Phil. Glad you've got this all figured out. At least I offered some legitimate insight. You give it a try... What you offered should not be considered an insight. There's no evidence to support your analysis and you aren't showing folks around here much respect. Chill.
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Shepard
Jan 10, 2013 16:49:00 GMT -8
Post by swagtec on Jan 10, 2013 16:49:00 GMT -8
At least I offered some legitimate insight. You give it a try... What you offered should not be considered an insight. There's no evidence to support your analysis and you aren't showing folks around here much respect. Chill. Folks around here?? bwahahaha You're taking this thing way too serious buddy.
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Shepard
Jan 10, 2013 18:16:49 GMT -8
Post by csfoster on Jan 10, 2013 18:16:49 GMT -8
The reason a lot of guys can't shoot is because they don't spend enough time on it and don't have correct form. Especially guys who are great ball handlers or bona fide big men. They think they spend time developing their shooting, but relatively speaking, they don't. It's a lot more fun working on stuff you're good at or that you like -- like dribbling, dunking, driving the lane, etc. It's a drag to stand there and shoot 500 FTs per day, or 1,000 three-point shots (Like Heath used to do.) FT shooting is to basketball what putting is to golf. It's a boring necessity. And, of course, golfers would rather be at the driving range bombing 350-yard drives than tapping 100 twelve-foot puts with a downhill lefthand brake. Chicks don't dig guys who can put. Nor do they particularly dig guys who can shoot FTs. So you're at a bar and a hot chick comes up. Whaddya say to her (in your suavest of voices): "Heeyyy! I just drained 20 putts in a row down at the range earlier today!" or "So, I pulled out my Rocketballz Stage 2 Taylor Made Driver and clubbed the holy h*ll out of the ball. Almost came out of my shoes. Guys in my foursome had to cover their ears because the pinging of ball against metal was so loud. You could hear the ball whistling through the air from 200 yards away. Sounded like a German bomb dropping during the Blitzkrieg. Some poor greenskeeper was driving a mower near the green, which was a 375-yard par 4 dogleg left. I got just enough draw on it to successfully drive the green. I think maybe Mickelson did that once, but probably no one else. Anyway, that poor sap of a greenskeeper gets plunked in the back with my ball. Fortunately, it was only a glancing blow. Probably a good thing I hit him, too. Might've put it over the green if I hadn't. Hit him right in the kidney. Guy will probably be p*ssing blood for the next two days, but he should be OK. My ball rolled about 15 feet from the pin. I ended up three-putting. But after a drive like that, who cares? Wanna come out to my car so I can show you the shaft on my driver?" Winner!!!
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Shepard
Jan 10, 2013 18:21:14 GMT -8
Post by aztecfankrishnan on Jan 10, 2013 18:21:14 GMT -8
Practice can definitely help with form and muscle memory; however, you never recreate the feeling of standing in front of 10,000 people all eyes on you. To be confident in that situation generally takes experience and confidence gained as a player matures. Trash talking has nothing to do with it.
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Jan 10, 2013 18:35:50 GMT -8
Post by showdora on Jan 10, 2013 18:35:50 GMT -8
Ltb knows hoops.
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Post by sdgaucho on Jan 10, 2013 23:25:23 GMT -8
MCW at Syracuse would be a pretty good comparison. MCW is a much better shooter but Shep has a couple inches on him and is just as good a passer. Not sure about the handles. MCW will be a lottery pick, that is sheps upside if all comes together. Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using proboards It would have to come together pretty fast for him to reach that level. Everything MCW does looks effortless. Shepard has a long way to go offensively. take a look at MCW's freshman numbers, Shep out performing him so its not that far off. He'll need to put a ton of work in on his shot but it definitely isn't out of the question. Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using proboards
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Shepard
Jan 10, 2013 23:43:56 GMT -8
Post by ctap13 on Jan 10, 2013 23:43:56 GMT -8
Winston needs to start every game now. When Thames comes back the starting 5 needs to be: Thames Tapley Winston Jamaal Stephens Love this lineup and think its our best. I've really not been impressed with JJ so far this year, and see him more as a role player coming off the bench. We need Shep on the court more. He's only getting better and better. 100% yes! This lineup played well against UCLA......thames is so much more than a pg. I like him in this lineup as he gets more scoring opportunities.
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Shepard
Jan 11, 2013 22:23:14 GMT -8
Post by mattpohl on Jan 11, 2013 22:23:14 GMT -8
Another keyboard shot. Hang in there, Matt The reason a lot of guys can't shoot is because they don't spend enough time on it and don't have correct form. Especially guys who are great ball handlers or bona fide big men. They think they spend time developing their shooting, but relatively speaking, they don't. It's a lot more fun working on stuff you're good at or that you like -- like dribbling, dunking, driving the lane, etc. It's a drag to stand there and shoot 500 FTs per day, or 1,000 three-point shots (Like Heath used to do.) FT shooting is to basketball what putting is to golf. It's a boring necessity. And, of course, golfers would rather be at the driving range bombing 350-yard drives than tapping 100 twelve-foot puts with a downhill lefthand brake. Chicks don't dig guys who can put. Nor do they particularly dig guys who can shoot FTs. So you're at a bar and a hot chick comes up. Whaddya say to her (in your suavest of voices): "Heeyyy! I just drained 20 putts in a row down at the range earlier today!" or "So, I pulled out my Rocketballz Stage 2 Taylor Made Driver and clubbed the holy h*ll out of the ball. Almost came out of my shoes. Guys in my foursome had to cover their ears because the pinging of ball against metal was so loud. You could hear the ball whistling through the air from 200 yards away. Sounded like a German bomb dropping during the Blitzkrieg. Some poor greenskeeper was driving a mower near the green, which was a 375-yard par 4 dogleg left. I got just enough draw on it to successfully drive the green. I think maybe Mickelson did that once, but probably no one else. Anyway, that poor sap of a greenskeeper gets plunked in the back with my ball. Fortunately, it was only a glancing blow. Probably a good thing I hit him, too. Might've put it over the green if I hadn't. Hit him right in the kidney. Guy will probably be p*ssing blood for the next two days, but he should be OK. My ball rolled about 15 feet from the pin. I ended up three-putting. But after a drive like that, who cares? Wanna come out to my car so I can show you the shaft on my driver?"
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Jan 13, 2013 10:42:20 GMT -8
Post by johneaztec on Jan 13, 2013 10:42:20 GMT -8
I noticed that on just about all of his first free throw attempts that he took, he was either talking, or jawing with someone and then he'd grab the ball and shoot it. He missed most of his first attempts. It didn't look like the concentration was there in his eyes. I kept track of it. It's immaturity that I hope will improve, because the FT misses only because he's smack talking is inexcusible. You're amazing at reading body language in a college freshman. Thank you. If you, or anyone else, couldn't see that he was jawing with someone right before he shot his FT and that it doesn't help an already 50% FT shooter, then you need to get your eyes checked.
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