Free throw defense

[Tulsa Brave]

Here's what it is.........it's because we clearly have played the best & most quality opponents...BY FAR!

We've played by far the best and most quality opponents in the nation? Really? OK...whatever...

We are last in the NATION...#347...in FT defense...not in the MVC...in the NATION.

[Out of Balance]

Here's what it is.........it's because we clearly have played the best & most quality opponents...BY FAR!
Maybe if we were playing the patsies ISU is playing, they'd probably miss more FT's

Valley teams' Strength of Schedule
Bradley...........................13
Creighton........................70
Indiana State...................71
UNI................................79
Missouri State................140
Drake............................145
Wichita State.................163
Evansville.......................201
SIU ..............................236
ISU (last as expected)......237

one other stat....on free throw offense......
in Valley play, only six players who shoot at least 4 FT attempts per game, are shooting over 76%..
Here they are......

Andrew Warren 30-32 .938
Taylor Brown 31-35 .886
Adam Koch 32-37 .865
Harry Marshall 35 -41 .854
Sam Maniscalco 31-37 .838
Jermaine Mallett 28-34, .824

3 of them are on our team!!

Your joking T, if not your stirring pot If nether Come on Man

[Dubl R 1]

We've played by far the best and most quality opponents in the nation? Really? OK...whatever...

We are last in the NATION...#347...in FT defense...not in the MVC...in the NATION.

That strength of schedule of 13th, is that in the nation?
IF so, then I could see a possible ranking dead last in free throw percentage defense. I mean if that's a national ranking, then only 12 teams in the NATION have played a tougher schedule. Obviously if that's the case then only 12 teams in the NATION can say they have played better comp than BU.

[BuB]

Start fouling the shooting hands and arms harder

[TheAsianSensation]

That strength of schedule of 13th, is that in the nation?
IF so, then I could see a possible ranking dead last in free throw percentage defense. I mean if that's a national ranking, then only 12 teams in the NATION have played a tougher schedule. Obviously if that's the case then only 12 teams in the NATION can say they have played better comp than BU.

We're not #13 in the country in SoS.

We're #11.

[Disturbed]

I can't believe this is an actual stat, or that someone cared enough to compile it.

[Tulsa Brave]

Actually #16 after last night.


But...

#1 Syracuse is only 285th in FT%.
#2 Kansas is 106th.
#3 Kansas State is only 247th.
#4 Duke is 2nd.
#5 Georgetown is 88th.

#347 Alabama A&M is 337th.
#346 Houston Baptist is 111th.
#345 Maryland Baltimore County is 164th.
#344 North Carolina Central is 145th.
#343 Utah Valley is 120th.

So yes the top 5 RPI teams overall do shoot FT's better than the bottom 5, but it is far from a given that the top teams shoot them well while the bottom teams do not. Syracuse and Kansas State are great examples. 4 of the bottom 5 teams shoot FT's better than the D-1 median (174th).

[SFP]

I would like to see who we have a tendency of fouling. Guards are better FT shooters then bigs, so I'm betting that we are letting guards get into the paint more then most teams. I'm also betting with the emergence of our D teams will not shoot as well because they will be a bit more tired.