ACE Posted July 29, 2003 Share Posted July 29, 2003 Anybody know how the newcomers shoot free throws? That's such a huge part of the game that often gets overlooked, especially since I see us playing a lot of close games as usual. Frerichs, Johnson, Bryant, Morris, Ian???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billiken_roy Posted July 29, 2003 Share Posted July 29, 2003 i will guess morris shoots great free throws and after that you have averages in the 50's and 60's. but i have no stats to back that up. fyi, kevin lisch shot 90% last year as a sophomore in h.s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetorch Posted July 29, 2003 Share Posted July 29, 2003 Morris shot in the low 80s last year. Frericks was a good ft shooter for a big man, low 70s CLarke I imagine can shoot them but will be inconsistent his first year. Ian had decent ft numbers and got to the line frequently at WJC. He probably shot in the 70s. No idea on Bryant but he is a good shooter with experience, he should be able to ahndle himself at the line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billiken_roy Posted July 29, 2003 Share Posted July 29, 2003 wow! i would be estatic if torch's free throw numbers turn out to be accurate. it would probably be the best free throw shooting team the billikens have ever had. or at least since h, clags and scott. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwyjibo Posted July 30, 2003 Share Posted July 30, 2003 Ian V. was 10 for 19 (52.6 %) from the line at the World Juniors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tseugnekillib Posted July 30, 2003 Share Posted July 30, 2003 fyi.... In his freshman year at Villanova, Reggie Bryant shot 95% 35/37 and in his sophmore year he shot 73% 29/40. As a freshman at UAB, Frericks shot only 46% 13/28. Last year at Chipola he shot 60% from the FT line. At Iowa Western, Brandon Morris shot 83% in his freshman year and 79% in his sophmore year. Darren Clarke was a 72% FT shooter in his senior year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetorch Posted July 30, 2003 Share Posted July 30, 2003 But in that last game where he got decent playing time he had much better numbers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quality Is Job 1 Posted July 30, 2003 Share Posted July 30, 2003 In the last game, Vouyoukas shot 6 of 9 for 67 percent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwyjibo Posted July 30, 2003 Share Posted July 30, 2003 But that is not what you said. Obviously an average over a longer period is more relevant than a single game (Shaq was 12-12 in his final college game). I have no idea how good a FT shooter Ian is and will be; but he did NOT shoot well in the World Juniors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACE Posted July 30, 2003 Author Share Posted July 30, 2003 >fyi.... > >In his freshman year at Villanova, Reggie Bryant shot 95% >35/37 and in his sophmore year he shot 73% 29/40. > >As a freshman at UAB, Frericks shot only 46% 13/28. Last >year at Chipola he shot 60% from the FT line. > >At Iowa Western, Brandon Morris shot 83% in his freshman >year and 79% in his sophmore year. > >Darren Clarke was a 72% FT shooter in his senior year. Thanks for the numbers. Frerichs has to be better than Kenny and it sounds like we should feel pretty good about having the ball in Morris or Bryant's hands late in the game. That's good because Anthony was pretty shaky at the line and I don't have a lot of confidence in Fisher's stroke, although his ft percentage might be a little better than I'm giving him credit for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tseugnekillib Posted July 30, 2003 Share Posted July 30, 2003 Fisher shot 72% from the FT line last season, while Drejaj shot only 54%. I suspect Drejaj percentage will improve this year; if not, it appears that Coach Soderberg will have other late game options. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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