Quickest in history?
Whatever works, and it does, but don't blink or you'll miss them.
Cracks me up for some reason.
Whatever works, and it does, but don't blink or you'll miss them.
Cracks me up for some reason.
Willis' free throw routine....
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Willis has made 24 FTs in a row going back to his Fr. Yr.
He could shoot 15 of those before pitino shoots one....:stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:
Didn't we once have a player who touched his socks before shooting his FT's and another one (I think late 90s) who did some weird side twist thing? I'm sorta surprised the underhand FT shooting isn't sometimes used...it worked quite well for Rick Barry 
Yeah it might look silly but if you're making at least 80% of them that way, I really don't think anyone's gonna care!
Yeah it might look silly but if you're making at least 80% of them that way, I really don't think anyone's gonna care!Actually at the game the other night they said that Briscoe was the second worst in the nation and the worst one shoots the granny shot(underhand)Didn't we once have a player who touched his socks before shooting his FT's and another one (I think late 90s) who did some weird side twist thing? I'm sorta surprised the underhand FT shooting isn't sometimes used...it worked quite well for Rick Barry
Macy had a routine where he used his socks to dry his hands before he got the ball, but Macy was over 90%.Didn't we once have a player who touched his socks before shooting his FT's and another one (I think late 90s) who did some weird side twist thing? I'm sorta surprised the underhand FT shooting isn't sometimes used...it worked quite well for Rick Barry
Anyone can improve with practice, but they would rather be practicing on style points....ala dunks, crossovers, etc. Free throw shooting is all about muscle memory. I was not so good at bb, but could do 90% from the line and win many H-O-R-S-E- games.
Free throw shooters drive me crazy with all the extra activity while they are at the line. Having a celebration when they make or miss a free throw by touching hands with his teammates. Having a conversation with point guard or moving off the line in between shots. Players that are 50% free throw shooters don't need any distractions while they are at the line.
Good point. I hated walking off the line to do the meaningless low five with my teammates after every free throw. Of course, We played together for a long time and learned who did and did not want to do it.
Btw, I love Willis' no-nonsense approach to his free throws. It does, however, seem like he rushes his 3 point shot at times. But, you gotta have a quick release at this level, so I understand.
It's crazy but we have two of the best free throw shooters in UK history. Willis hasn't attempted enough (32, 50 is the cutoff) to make Jon Scott's list, but he'd be number 1 with his percentage (90.6%), and Ulis is number 4 on the list at 85.7%. There isn't a list on the site of the worst free throw shooters but Lee (38% career), Briscoe (35%) and Matthews (44%) have to be near the top of that one.