Laying bricks from the stripe
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I didn't have a lot of hope that we could win this game. I just wanted to be able to play ball with them. Alabama is very good outside of not being able to hit our free throws. I'm really proud of the way they played the first half.
Missed free throws...again.
This is 2 decades and 4 coaches where many seasons MSU was terrible from the line.
We were 18 for 36.
Tolu was 3 for 15.
A college starter should make more FTs blindfolded.
This is 2 decades and 4 coaches where many seasons MSU was terrible from the line.
We were 18 for 36.
Tolu was 3 for 15.
A college starter should make more FTs blindfolded.
cant argue …this says it all.
We have a handful of bangers.
Not a lot of, grace, out there
Unfortunately, as for this year, we will struggle against top 25 opponents until we can recruit a few “graceful” handlers
There is no jansplanation possible as to why we did not bother to recruit any offense, and still have not bothered to work on free throws. We will end up sub .500 with our inability on the offensive end. The first half was close because bama wasn't hitting, not because we are awesome.
They said during the broadcast that Tolu shoots free throws for hours after practice.
It’s completely in Tolu’s head. He was a pretty decent free throw shooter last season for a big man. All of a sudden he shoots them worse than Shaq. He’s got to get rid of the mental block somehow and just shooting free throws after practice won’t do it.
There's no way Tolu practices free throws for hours. 3-15? No way.
I do agree that at least part of Tolu's FT problem is mental. However, if he has good FT shooting form and puts in some FT practice with a good coach, then the mental problem can be overcome rather easily. (I think.)
that’s not how intentional practice works. If you practice hours properly then it should look like a machine up there.
I think it's still Stansbury's fault. The older one, not Lil Stans.
Actually, 3 deacdes going 4 and 7 coaches. I rarely remember us being money from the charity stripe except for an occasional outlying season.
For a 5th year senior NOT playing his first home game? That's a very bad look.
Maybe he just doesn't like big home crowds. After last night, you won't see another one like it (unfortunately).
I would like to see hime be more assertive / aggressive in the paint. I feel like his play is somehow constarined / restrained -- not quite sure how to describe it.
Tolu was shooting FT's well the past few games. He was almost 80% in the past 4 games (21-27).
For this team to have any real success this year, we badly need Tolu to be our reliable cornerstone, but man… 1-7 from the field, 3-15 from FT, and 3 TOs
It’s pretty hard to be aggressive and assertive when you’re getting double teamed. He needs his teammates to make some shots to take the pressure off of him.
