That was how the game was called. We want to be physical. We want to attack the basket and we want to get to the free-throw line. We've got a goal to get to the free-throw line 30 times, and we didn't. There were fewer calls than we expected.
Quotes about free-throw (16 Quotes)
That's kind of the way our season had been with us struggling in the last minute. But we were resilient. We didn't let the free-throw shooting problems spill over into other areas.
We are excited that Matt chose to return to Charlotte and continue to build upon last year's start. Matt added several dimensions to our team with his long-range shooting, toughness, strong work ethic, rebounding and ability to get to the free-throw line.
We didn't really shoot the ball very well as a team. When you attack the basket and try to get to the free-throw line, that's something that can kind of help you out. When you're not hitting shots and you continue to get to the basket and get easy buckets, that's something that we try to do.
They did a lot better job at the free-throw line. In big games at this time, it's going to come down to free throws. We did better at the line than we did yesterday. We shoot free throws a lot. Basketball is mental you have to go up, stay focused and nail it.
He struggled from the free-throw line, but I have to look in the mirror myself. I played the guy 48 minutes. It's tough on anybody to play 48 minutes and do what he does for our basketball team.
We changed her free-throw shooting style because she'd been struggling from the line last year and was afraid to take it inside. She wasn't afraid to get fouled this year.
We really worked on him. We really tried to front him. We tried to make him work hard to get the basketball. I thought we did a good job on him. We just couldn't keep him off the free-throw line.
I thought in the second half we adjusted pretty well, but we gave up way too many baskets. We got killed at the free-throw line. We didn't attack the basket or come out strong.
Coach continues to bring me in, and when I come in I'm going to do what I always do. I'm going to attack the rim, I'm going to run the floor, get to the free-throw line and score.
I wanted to do whatever it took to win this basketball game, and that's what it was. They feed on Daniel Horton getting off, because he has so much freedom in the offense. You have to limit the fouls, because he's a great free-throw shooter and great all-around player.
I can't begin to describe the amount of crap I've taken for being a lousy free-throw shooter.
Shaquille O'Neal, when asked about his terrible free-throw shooting, says he makes them when they count. This strikes me as a bad answer in basketball and in law, because they all count.
He reminds me of (former Weber star) Jermaine Boyette because of his ability to get to the free-throw line. Not only is he a good shooter, but he's their assist and steals leader as well.
That's the thing about the NBA it's all about runs. We didn't attack the basket and didn't get to the free-throw line enough. We came back but they put us out of range with that second quarter.
We really emphasize free-throw shooting and our whole team's ability to shoot free throws well at this time of the year is really important to our success.