Hit our FTs Boys

[Mikemarc]

Easiest shot in hoops.

That was the difference

 

[MadRU]

4 of 12 game

 

[RUShea]

They were 78% we were 33%.

 

[RUinPAC10land]

Free throws and injuries. Jacob, Caleb and Ron were not 100% today. Probably would have hit a higher percentage of their shots.

 

[Caliknight]

Missing free throws have nothing to do with injuries.

 

[Doteman]

We are horrible at line. Pike should freak out. Free throws alL day for 2 days.

 

[RU MAN]

4 of 12 game

It wasn't just that. Many of those misses was on a front end of a one and one. If we at least made some of those, we would've won the game. This has to change. We are capable. Against Purdue we hit 82% from the charity stripe. We can do it again.

 

[RUShea]

It wasn't just that. Many of those misses was on a front end of a one and one. If we at least made some of those, we would've won the game. This has to change. We are capable. Against Purdue we hit 82% from the charity stripe. We can do it again.

+1 on the font end comment. Those are killers.
As far as being capable, it really depends on who's going to the line. Against Purdue, 10 of 17 free throws were from Geo or Young. I'm confident those guys (and probably Mulcahy) can hit at a high clip. The problem is most games, Tez, Harper and Johnson wind up taking most of our FTs and they are just not good at it. Until those guys improve, I don't see this changing much. We just need to hope they get hot (Tez was 2-2 against Purdue) in key situations when we need it.

 

[toby83]

It wasn't just that. Many of those misses was on a front end of a one and one. If we at least made some of those, we would've won the game. This has to change. We are capable. Against Purdue we hit 82% from the charity stripe. We can do it again.

Front end miss should be consider 0-2

 

[RU MAN]

Front end miss should be consider 0-2

Yes, but enough to win. You're right though, I overstated it when I used the word "many."

 

[RU MAN]

+1 on the font end comment. Those are killers.
As far as being capable, it really depends on who's going to the line. Against Purdue, 10 of 17 free throws were from Geo or Young. I'm confident those guys (and probably Mulcahy) can hit at a high clip. The problem is most games, Tez, Harper and Johnson wind up taking most of our FTs and they are just not good at it. Until those guys improve, I don't see this changing much. We just need to hope they get hot (Tez was 2-2 against Purdue) in key situations when we need it.

Great points. Especially Tez. There's no reason he can't be better from the FT line. What hurt us yesterday was Ron missed both of his FT's when he had two shots. I thought Ron was really off yesterday in all aspects of his game. I'm hoping it's just an anomaly. Johnson--well is Johnson. His FT shooting is what it is. It's all mental, because his stroke is not bad.

 

[RUChoppin]

Harper and Mathis are the killers at the FT line for us.

Young takes the most trips to the line, and is hitting at 78% - which is good.

Mathis takes 2nd most and is sitting at 52% while Harper takes the 3rd most at just 56%.... which just isn't acceptable from guards who are both >40% from the arc.

 

[RUsince52]

Make just 3 more FTs which is still a bad percentage and we win. And it really came down to converting the second one to keep the lead, but it wouldn't drop.