Charity Stripe Issues

[CrazyCajun]

Practicing one time with the wall in your face is not going to ruin your free throws and is far different than practicing every day at E.A. Diddle Arena.

So why doesn't that same wall drastically effect our other shots? We are average or better at everything else. We suck at free throws. Why doesn't the wall bother jj davenport?

[Turbine]

So why doesn't that same wall drastically effect our other shots? We are average or better at everything else. We suck at free throws. Why doesn't the wall bother jj davenport?

Very, very good question.

Which is why I posted this 6 days ago.

In 10 years we might look back and say Long, Payton and Brown were exceptions to the Marlin rule.

All of his future players might shoot FT at .939 like Shepard or .846 like Davenport or .872 like Rimmer.

[MelRock]

For those of you that like to live in the past. This is the 2nd best FT shooting team we have had since 2002-2003 season. The numbers are a little skewed due to the 03-04 & 04-05 numbers only counting those games that we did not have to vacate. I would go back further but our SID does not return emails, so this is what I have.
I am not making anymore excuse for this team but history has a way of rewriting its self.
2003-2004 161 228 0.706
2013-2014 364 532 0.684
2009-2010 389 572 0.680
2008-2009 380 562 0.676
2012-2013 457 681 0.671
2010-2011 474 714 0.664
2002-2003 442 669 0.661
2006-2007 410 620 0.661
2005-2006 393 610 0.644
2007-2008 403 627 0.643
2011-2012 483 766 0.631
2004-2005 61 122 0.500


Home games this year
Cajuns 193-280 0.689
Opponents 169-231 0.732

Away games this year
Cajuns 171-252 0.679
Opponents 181-271 0.668

Wins this year
Cajuns 233-340 0.685
Opponents 164-249 0.659

Losses this year
Cajuns 131-192 0.685
Opponents 186-253 0.735

Conference play
Cajuns 136-190 0.716
Opponents 124-182 0.681

[Turbine]

2003-2004 161 228 0.706
2013-2014 364 532 0.684
2009-2010 389 572 0.680
2008-2009 380 562 0.676
2012-2013 457 681 0.671
2010-2011 474 714 0.664
2002-2003 442 669 0.661
2006-2007 410 620 0.661
2005-2006 393 610 0.644
2007-2008 403 627 0.643
2011-2012 483 766 0.631
2004-2005 61 122 0.500

Since they practiced in Bourgeois before IPF I'm thinking like CrazyCajun, "Have you ever played in bourgeois?" one was no better than the other.

Need to practice in the Dome.

[CrazyCajun]

A more interesting stat would be FT% in last 5 minutes of games. Also a different scenario now...one of our biggest threats is a guy who attacks the rim and is our worst free throw shooter. Imagine if guys like tiras wade and brad Boyd attacked the rim. If I'm an opposing team, I foul EP all night long when he attacks the rim.

[MelRock]

Need to practice in the Dome.

I agree but that will never happen as long as the ice gators are here, for that reason I will not support the ice gators. Someone said when the ice gators came here that it would be the demise of Cajun basketball because of the limited dollars for entertainment and the lack of practice time in the dome for the Cajuns. I did not agree with it at the time, but I believe it now.

[CrazyCajun]

So now it's the ice gators fault. Wow

[MelRock]

A more interesting stat would be FT% in last 5 minutes of games. Also a different scenario now...one of our biggest threats is a guy who attacks the rim and is our worst free throw shooter. Imagine if guys like tiras wade and brad Boyd attacked the rim. If I'm an opposing team, I foul EP all night long when he attacks the rim.

Totally agree with you on all accounts. I thought I found somewhere with foul shots at the end of the game, but I am having problems finding it again.

[MelRock]

Last 5 minutes of the game this year.
Cajuns 0.712 Opponents 0.719.

[California Cajun]

When it comes to issues at the free-throw line, UL’s can be underlined.

Three times.

Or more.

The Ragin’ Cajuns’ top three scorers – sophomore big man Shawn Long, junior point guard Elfrid Payton and senior shooting guard Bryant Mbamalu – all are shooting under 65 percent at the foul line this season.

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[California Cajun]

Can you practice enough in the offseason to mitigate some of the pressures of making them in a game? Or perhaps after a workout when tired?

[MelRock]

So now it's the ice gators fault. Wow

Yep that's what I said.