One of life’s imponderables for me has been this: how can a highly trained athlete, at the elite college or professional level miss an unhindered and unobstructed shot from fifteen feet directly in front of the basket? Shouldn’t these guys make it every time?
Seems so to me. Here is though a fascinating article on the stats and history of the shot.
The article contends that a team’s free throw ability does not correlate with its win-loss record. I understand that for a team that dominates its opponents, winning by fifteen to twenty points per game. I’d like to see the stats which correlate a team’s free throw average and games won by five points or less.
I still have little respect for teams and players with a low free throw average.
March madness comes. I think I’ll fill out my bracket based on free throw percentages.
MagistraCarminum
LOL! I don’t think I ever understood the mental aspect of sports until I had a collegiate athlete myself. The talent and hard work are only part of the picture. That mental game makes the difference somehow.We love March Madness, though I think it has been a distraction for us from horrible things. We have a terrible record of cancer occurrences beginning in March: one for me and at least three for Dave. So part of me always likes just getting through March, and watching the games at home instead of in the hospital.
Gail and Keith
Half of the game is 90% mental
Randy Greenwald
I’ve heard that before. It’s kind of like deja vu all over again.