Re: free throws

["Dan Forant" <dforant1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Actually didn't we do well from the line last season? Or maybe it was just
better than usual. Except for Pierce's mental block in the playoffs.

DanF


----- Original Message -----
From: <snoopy1@pig.net>
To: <Celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Friday, October 11, 2002 2:38 PM
Subject: free throws


> I'm kind of a throwback.  I remember as a kid, when my mom introduced me
to
> Boston Celtics Basketball, how Bob Cousy used to emphasize hitting free
> throws.  I would be out in my driveway practicing, and eventually, I was
> hitting over 90% of my free throws routinely.  This continued in games,
and
> to me, a free throw is exactly that--a free shot at the basket that you
> should consistently hit nearly every time, if you have good habits at the
line.
>
> To my mind, anyone in the NBA hitting less than 80% on the line is a
> liability at the line.  The very best in the NBA should be hitting
> routinely in the high 90% range.  I've lambasted Shaq often enough for his
> incompetence at the line, I can hardly go easy on my favorite team.
Pierce
> especially needs to maintain a consistent shooting form at the line, then
> he wouldn't be so erratic.
>
> The Celtics can expect to get fouled a lot because they've been
> inconsistent at the line.  If the quality improves, then there'll be fewer
> fouls because it'll become a low percentage play for the other team.
>
> This is not something that can wait.  They need to have the discipline to
> go to the line and make the free throws like it's part of breathing--or
> don't they want the easy points Jason Kidd gets because he creates a foul
> and goes to the line knowing he's going to shoot an uncontested basket?
>
> Snoopy the Celtics Beagle
>
> At 12:24 PM 10/11/02 -0300, Cecil wrote:
> >here is what our core
> >players have done thus far:
> >
> >Pierce: 14/16 = 87.5%
> >EWill:  9/11   = 82%
> >Vinny: 7/10   = 70%
> >Bruno: 5/7     = 71%
> >Toine: 4/6     = 67%
> >SWill: 5/6     = 83%
> >Delk:  2/4     = 50%