Search
Log in
Register
Teams
Teams
Fan Sites
Forums
Shows
College
College Football News
College Football Player Rankings
College Football Rankings
College Football Playoff
College Basketball News
Women's Sports
NIL
NIL News
NIL Valuation
NIL Deals
NIL Deal Tracker
Sports Business
Transfer Portal
Transfer Portal News
NCAA Transfer Portal
Transfer Portal Rankings
Transfer Portal Team Rankings
Recruiting
Football Recruiting
Basketball Recruiting
Database
Team Rankings
Player Rankings
Industry Comparison
Commitments
Recruiting Prediction Machine
High School
High School News
Schools
Rankings
Scores
Draft
NFL Draft
NFL Draft News
Draft By Stars
College Draft History
College Draft Totals
NBA Draft
NBA Draft News
Pro
NFL
NASCAR
NBA
Culture
Sports Betting
About
About
On3 App
Advertise
Press
FAQ
Contact
Get a profile. Be recruited.
New posts
Menu
Install the app
Install
On3:
College Football Bowl Projections Week 1: Full list of matchups, playoff predictions
On3:
Matt Campbell trusted QB Rocco Becht on fourth down, and that could help Iowa State all season
On3:
Latest intel on top remaining college football quarterback battles entering Week 1
Alabama:
Kalen DeBoer pressed for who will be Alabama's backup quarterback behind Ty Simpson
Nebraska:
Matt Rhule makes College Football Playoff the clear goal for Nebraska in 2025
Reply to thread
Forums
West Virginia
Mountaineer Message Board
For a lineup change to work, Huggs needs to let Sherman, McNeil, etc. play through mistakes
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Message
<blockquote data-quote="WVUALLEN" data-source="post: 131210371" data-attributes="member: 1112294"><p>Oh those fouls shots...</p><p></p><p>Among the NCAA rules that have been polished over the years:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Between 1939 and 1952, teams could decline shooting the free throws and instead elect to inbound the ball at half court.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">In 1990, the NCAA started allowing three free throws to be awarded if a player is fouled during a 3-point shot.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The one-and-one free throw is introduced in 1954, which in certain situations allowed for a second free throw to be shot only if the first one is converted.</li> </ul><p></p><p>At first, the free throw was controversial. Why, some wondered, should a game potentially be won or lost on a shot that doesn't allow for any defense to be played?</p><p></p><p>By <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/john-branch">John Branch</a></p><p>March 3, 2009</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/04/sports/basketball/04freethrow.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/04/sports/basketball/04freethrow.html</a></p><p></p><p>For Free Throws, 50 Years of Practice Is No Help</p><p></p><p>One thing has remained remarkably constant: the rate at which players make free throws.</p><p></p><p>Since the mid-1960s, college men’s players have made about 69 percent of free throws, the unguarded 15-foot, 1-point shot awarded after a foul. In 1965, the rate was 69 percent. As teams scramble for bids to the N.C.A.A. tournament, it was 68.8. It has dropped as low as 67.1 but never topped 70.</p><p></p><p>In the National Basketball Association, the average has been roughly 75 percent for more than 50 years. Players in college women’s basketball and the W.N.B.A. reached similar plateaus — about equal to the men — and stuck there.</p><p></p><p>The general expectation in sports is that performance improves over time. Future athletes will surely be faster, throw farther, jump higher. But free-throw shooting represents a stubbornly peculiar athletic endeavor. As a group, players have not gotten better. Nor have they become worse.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WVUALLEN, post: 131210371, member: 1112294"] Oh those fouls shots... Among the NCAA rules that have been polished over the years: [LIST] [*]Between 1939 and 1952, teams could decline shooting the free throws and instead elect to inbound the ball at half court. [*]In 1990, the NCAA started allowing three free throws to be awarded if a player is fouled during a 3-point shot. [*]The one-and-one free throw is introduced in 1954, which in certain situations allowed for a second free throw to be shot only if the first one is converted. [/LIST] At first, the free throw was controversial. Why, some wondered, should a game potentially be won or lost on a shot that doesn't allow for any defense to be played? By [URL='https://www.nytimes.com/by/john-branch']John Branch[/URL] March 3, 2009 [URL]https://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/04/sports/basketball/04freethrow.html[/URL] For Free Throws, 50 Years of Practice Is No Help One thing has remained remarkably constant: the rate at which players make free throws. Since the mid-1960s, college men’s players have made about 69 percent of free throws, the unguarded 15-foot, 1-point shot awarded after a foul. In 1965, the rate was 69 percent. As teams scramble for bids to the N.C.A.A. tournament, it was 68.8. It has dropped as low as 67.1 but never topped 70. In the National Basketball Association, the average has been roughly 75 percent for more than 50 years. Players in college women’s basketball and the W.N.B.A. reached similar plateaus — about equal to the men — and stuck there. The general expectation in sports is that performance improves over time. Future athletes will surely be faster, throw farther, jump higher. But free-throw shooting represents a stubbornly peculiar athletic endeavor. As a group, players have not gotten better. Nor have they become worse. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Name
Post reply
Forums
West Virginia
Mountaineer Message Board
For a lineup change to work, Huggs needs to let Sherman, McNeil, etc. play through mistakes
Top
Bottom