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Post by azdick on Jan 20, 2011 14:54:51 GMT -8
...was really pathetic. I know, I state the obvious.  However, anyone notice that MT has reverted to a very flat trajectory? Jim Brogen mentioned that his free throw shooting was consistently "long," but here's what I saw: MT flexes his legs and get into a nice rhythm, but then as he's releasing he gets stiff-legged and stands upright, ala Shaq. That's what's making his shot "long." Can only hope that Al Schaffer will be working with him during the bye week to get his mechanics right. MT is our most important FTer when you consider how many times he'll be going to the line in future. Opponents are sure to start a Thomas-A-Hawk fouling if he doesn't get it right. Thoughts? |
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Post by Section T(urn Up) on Jan 20, 2011 14:58:10 GMT -8
...was really pathetic. I know, I state the obvious. However, anyone notice that MT has reverted to a very flat trajectory? Jim Brogen mentioned that his free throw shooting was consistently "long," but here's what I saw: MT flexes his legs and get into a nice rhythm, but then as he's releasing he gets stiff-legged and stands upright, ala Shaq. That's what's making his shot "long." Can only hope that Al Schaffer will be working with him during the bye week to get his mechanics right. MT is our most important FTer when you consider how many times he'll be going to the line in future. Opponents are sure to start a Thomas-A-Hawk fouling if he doesn't get it right. Thoughts? I think this subject is phenomenally boring and talked to death at this point. Thomas had an off night. No big deal. He'll correct it and all will be well. |
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Post by azdick on Jan 20, 2011 15:00:16 GMT -8
...was really pathetic. I know, I state the obvious. However, anyone notice that MT has reverted to a very flat trajectory? Jim Brogen mentioned that his free throw shooting was consistently "long," but here's what I saw: MT flexes his legs and get into a nice rhythm, but then as he's releasing he gets stiff-legged and stands upright, ala Shaq. That's what's making his shot "long." Can only hope that Al Schaffer will be working with him during the bye week to get his mechanics right. MT looked out of synch at NM as well. That's why I brought it up. Boring or not, we can't go deep into the tounament shooting 65%. MT is our most important FTer when you consider how many times he'll be going to the line in future. Opponents are sure to start a Thomas-A-Hawk fouling if he doesn't get it right. Thoughts? I think this subject is phenomenally boring and talked to death at this point. Thomas had an off night. No big deal. He'll correct it and all will be well. |
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Post by buck on Jan 20, 2011 15:44:29 GMT -8
The conspiracy theorist in me says that this was a plan to get Brigham Old to send MT to the line as much as possible.
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Post by Section T(urn Up) on Jan 20, 2011 15:49:46 GMT -8
It isn't so much that I don't think it's concerning...it's that it just doesn't have to matter that much.
Why can't SDSU go deep in the NCAAs shooting 65%? They can win to this point doing it and there's no fundamental difference in the games. Also, free throws don't have to matter that much in a game. For instance, a few games back (and it has happened often over the years), a telecast will show "make your free throws" or something like that as a "key to the game." Then, at halftime they review their "keys to the game" only to find that SDSU is 2/3 from the line or some such. Could it hurt SDSU? Sure it could. But it isn't something I want the guys to spend valuable practice time working on--certainly not at this point. I want them to worry as little as possible about it right now. For every time you hear the groaning at Viejas it's just that much harder for the guy shooting free throws to make the next one. That energy is contagious and it is extremely negative. Threads like this are largely responsible for it.
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Post by longtimebooster on Jan 20, 2011 15:50:22 GMT -8
This has already been hashed through in another thread.
Here were the takeaways:
* MT worked hard on his FTs during the offseason.
* Didn't seem to pay off over the first 10 games, when he shot about 60% from the line.
* Since then, he's shot about 80% from the line, bringing his season average up to around 68% (I'm doing this from memory, so let's not quible about exact numbers. Just assume everything is + or - about 1% or 2%.)
* With the Aztecs, a miss is not really a miss. We got 2 FT rebounds last night that we converted into buckets. So instead of being 7-for-16, or whatever we were, we were effectively 11-for-16, a much more palatable stat.
* Freethrows are an issue, but not nearly as big as most people think. We should obsess about other things like how many wives Jimmer might have.
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Post by Section T(urn Up) on Jan 20, 2011 15:51:10 GMT -8
This has already been hashed through in another thread. Here were the takeaways: * MT worked hard on his FTs during the offseason. * Didn't seem to pay off over the first 10 games, when he shot about 60% from the line. * Since then, he's shot about 80% from the line, bringing his season average up to around 68% (I'm doing this from memory, so let's not quible about exact numbers. Just assume everything is + or - about 1% or 2%.) * With the Aztecs, a miss is not really a miss. We got 2 FT rebounds last night that we converted into buckets. So instead of being 7-for-16, or whatever we were, we were effectively 11-for-16, a much more palatable stat. * Freethrows are an issue, but not nearly as big as most people think. We should obsess about other things like how many wives Jimmer might have. Well put/summarized. |
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Post by azdick on Jan 20, 2011 16:09:24 GMT -8
We haven't played a game against a big time opponent in which free thow shooting would or could have determined the outcome. We've never trailed after the seven minute mark of any game. That being said, the game will come in which we will observe, positively or negatively, that the difference was free throw shooting. To ignore that is folly.
I've watched MT all year - from bad - to better - to good - to not so good in the last couple of games. I think I observed, as I'm sure many others have, that something changed in his technique. I'm confident he can and will get back in a groove. I was attempting to point out soemthing constructive, not distructive. There is no better time to work things out than in the bye week.
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Post by AztecBill on Jan 20, 2011 17:06:13 GMT -8
...was really pathetic. I know, I state the obvious. However, anyone notice that MT has reverted to a very flat trajectory? Jim Brogen mentioned that his free throw shooting was consistently "long," but here's what I saw: MT flexes his legs and get into a nice rhythm, but then as he's releasing he gets stiff-legged and stands upright, ala Shaq. That's what's making his shot "long." Can only hope that Al Schaffer will be working with him during the bye week to get his mechanics right. MT is our most important FTer when you consider how many times he'll be going to the line in future. Opponents are sure to start a Thomas-A-Hawk fouling if he doesn't get it right. Thoughts? Aztecs get about 1.1 points per possession. MT would have to shoot worse then 50% to have anyone foul him on purpose. Of course, if he is shooting a close in 2, that is another story. But in that case they need to be careful not to give him an and one. Also fouling guys on purpose to get one and ones from a certain player, just brings on the double bonus sooner. |
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Post by Steve A on Jan 20, 2011 18:57:28 GMT -8
Thomas still had a very flat arc even during his stretch of excellent FT shooting.
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However, anyone notice that MT has reverted to a very flat trajectory? Jim Brogen mentioned that his free throw shooting was consistently "long," but here's what I saw: MT flexes his legs and get into a nice rhythm, but then as he's releasing he gets stiff-legged and stands upright, ala Shaq. That's what's making his shot "long." Can only hope that Al Schaffer will be working with him during the bye week to get his mechanics right. 
