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

[Turbine]

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

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

The basketball portion of the UL IPF was built shorter than a regulation bakstetball court. The court had to be cut so as to fit, making the walls (the backdrop) closer to the free throw line than they could ever see in real action.

On the season FT shooting
LSU shot .691
UL shot .631

They suffer from the same effect.

[MetryCajun]

noticed last night that half the team does not look at the goal when they are shooting free throws. they look down while they dribble then pull their head up when they shoot. shooting free throws, it helps alot if you look at the goal while dribbling, breathe and then shoot. how can you visualize shots going in if you are staring at the floor?

I agree. I just started doing the same thing and it does help.

[NOCajun]

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

That's because it's NOT "our" (as in UL's) facility...

[CajunsHat]

Maybe we should put mirrors all along on the walls behind the goals, that shouldn't make things easier and can't hurt!!

[Turbine]

That's because it's NOT "our" (as in UL's) facility...

But it is, with management rights relegated.

[GeauxCajuns]

But it is, with management rights relegated.

false, city owns the building, univ owns the land

[Turbine]

false, city owns the building, univ owns the land

I disagree.

UL owns the land and the Cajun Dome. The City operates it and has all the rights because they agreed to provide an operating subsidy. I think it is currently a half a million dollars a year.

In the relinquishment of rights, UL gets so many days of use a year for free. . . .

Not enough if you ask me.

[duggie85]

The basketball portion of the UL IPF was built shorter than a regulation bakstetball court. The court had to be cut so as to fit, making the walls (the backdrop) closer to the free throw line than they could ever see in real action.

On the season FT shooting
LSU shot .691
UL shot .631

They suffer from the same effect.

Obviously can't argue with the percentages. BUT, You said no one else had a facility like us where the walls are close to the goal. Not true.

That was the only school I looked up and it was very close to our practice facility. I'm willing to bet there are numerous schools who practice in gyms similar to us that play in larger arenas and shoot better FT's than us.

[I Cajun Me]

I played in the Cajundome 3 times in high school, and everyone on our team found that shooting was easier there than the matchbox gyms we were used to playing in once we had a shoot around. I would venture to say that college players that play the majority of their games in an arena would be able to adjust if a bunch of high school players can adjust and actually shoot better.

[iragee]

I have been hearing about not being able to shoot in the dome for years, im tired of it!!!! How many games did we play in the dome this year? Well rice played ONE game in the dome. they made free throws and open shots. Some of our players have played in the dome for 2 years(30) games and still cant make shots!!!!!

[CrazyCajun]

It's not the practice facility, before we had that we practiced in Bourgois, we seemed to shoot just fine then. I really think they are not great shooters to begin with, the free throw problem was in their heads. Also, I think the brand of basketball has some to do with it. They play so hard, such tough defense that it's hard to shoot when you are that exhausted and winded.

[Turbine]

It's not the practice facility, before we had that we practiced in Bourgois, we seemed to shoot just fine then. I really think they are not great shooters to begin with, the free throw problem was in their heads. Also, I think the brand of basketball has some to do with it. They play so hard, such tough defense that it's hard to shoot when you are that exhausted and winded.

I agree with the style of play and stamina, it has an effect.

By the way at Bourgois there is more distance behind the goal.

Bottom line: UL needs shooters. I'm just looking at every little nuance.