End of the road: UL falls to Rice in CollegeInsider.com tournament

UL coach Bob Marlin said his team spent 20 minutes on free throws in practice Tuesday in preparation for the Cajuns' opening-round game against the Rice Owls in the CollegeInsider.com tournament. "We were 100 percent in our shooting drill," Marlin said.

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2 points/questions:

1) Practicing free throws in the Crackerbox is like not practicing at all.

2) Were the FT shooting drills AFTER running the stadium steps?

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Originally Posted by Turbine

2 points/questions:

1) Practicing free throws in the Crackerbox is like not practicing at all.

2) Were the FT shooting drills AFTER running the stadium steps?

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It really hurts us that we can't practice like we want in our own facility.

I don't buy the theory that not practicing in the Cajundome is the reason for our FT woes.

I guaranteed you all of the big schools who play in big arenas practice in the same environment that our team practices in. And they somehow manage to make their free throws.

The only school I can say practices in its arena is UTSA. They did it whenever possible to get comfortable with the depth changes shooting in a larger building.

What does Brad Boyd say? He could say if it was a positive option or not.

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Originally Posted by duggie85

I don't buy the theory that not practicing in the Cajundome is the reason for our FT woes.

I guaranteed you all of the big schools who play in big arenas practice in the same environment that our team practices in. And they somehow manage to make their free throws.

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There is no other practice gym in America where the wall behind the goal is so close to the free throw line.

Visual depth perception is almost everything. Muscle perception when you are dead tired is the rest.

jmo

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Originally Posted by Tripple Threat

The only school I can say practices in its arena is UTSA. They did it whenever possible to get comfortable with the depth changes shooting in a larger building.

What does Brad Boyd say? He could say if it was a positive option or not.

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I def. think practicing in the Cajundome would help. But the fact is we don't and other schools don't either. Yet they still find a way to make them and we don't.

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Originally Posted by Turbine

There is no other practice gym in America where the wall behind the goal is so close to the free throw line.

Visual depth perception is almost everything. Muscle perception when you are dead tired is the rest.

jmo

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This was the first school I looked up. Looks pretty similar to me:

http://www.lsusports.net/PhotoAlbum....&PALBID=380248

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Originally Posted by Tripple Threat

The only school I can say practices in its arena is UTSA. They did it whenever possible to get comfortable with the depth changes shooting in a larger building.

What does Brad Boyd say? He could say if it was a positive option or not.

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I got picked at half time years ago to shoot a free throw, 3 pt, etc. When I got out there with the ball and looked at the goal I remember thinking "holy krap" that dang thing is just floating out there in space. But hey, Rice did make their free throws.