Because it's a 15ft shot without any defenders in center of the court. You have 10 seconds to shoot, so there isn't a rush. It's the easiest thing to do in the game which is why it frustrates me that our D1 scholarship athletes cannot do it. Don't tell it doesn't frustrate anyone else. I hear the collective groans every time we hit 1 of 2 or miss the front end of a one and one.bigappleram wrote:why do you guys expect an average at best perimeter shooting team to be an elite FT shooting team....those are expectations that will never be met. Given we aren't world beaters from the outside I would be more than happy with a team FT% hovering around 70%.
The whole being tired argument is exactly that, tired. So, it takes less energy to fight off screens to hit a jumper? Or drive the lane for a layup? Please.
And a free throw allows for imperfections. If you shoot short, but your form is good, you'll get the shooters bounce. If it's long, sometimes it will hit the backboard and sink in.
And practice will help. It 's called muscle memory. You hit it and do the same exact thing again.
