CLANK! Hoosiers number 2 defensively in the country

[82hoosier]

in defensive free throw percentage at 64.9%. Add to that how IU is one of the worst free throw shooting teams in the country. Let the tight rim conspiracy theories begin.

https://www.teamrankings.com/ncaa-basketball/stat/opponent-free-throw-pct

 

[MrBing]

in defensive free throw percentage at 64.9%. Add to that how IU is one of the worst free throw shooting teams in the country. Let the tight rim conspiracy theories begin.

https://www.teamrankings.com/ncaa-basketball/stat/opponent-free-throw-pct

So we play good defense against FT shooters?

 

[turney333]

So we play good defense against FT shooters?

Indicates that IU avoided fouling good FT shooters, which suggests effective defensive awareness.

 

[mk23]

Yeah, I'll buy that. Just let them hit uncontested 3s instead. Cool.

 

[ufo33]

Clank..
IU needs shooters.

 

[hoosier48]

Indicates that IU avoided fouling good FT shooters, which suggests effective defensive awareness.

Oh boy, next we will be counting deflections again....

 

[Tasmanian Devil]

Yeah, I'll buy that. Just let them hit uncontested 3s instead. Cool.

Actually, if you look at that link, IU was better in 2019 in contesting 3-pt shots (33.1, 98th) that in 2018 (36.7%,267th). Despite all of the injuries, IU did get better. Are they where you, I or Archie want them? Not hardly - but are guys not allowed to spend time in a system and develop?

If we're at this point next year and we've struggled as we did this year, then maybe you look to get rid of Miller. Until then, give the guy an opportunity to build something. He may fall flat on his ass - but IF you ever want IU to be good again at some point sanity has to prevail. You jettison Arch after this past year - who you gonna bring in?

 

[Harry Hondo]

in defensive free throw percentage at 64.9%. Add to that how IU is one of the worst free throw shooting teams in the country. Let the tight rim conspiracy theories begin.

https://www.teamrankings.com/ncaa-basketball/stat/opponent-free-throw-pct

Never more evident than the game at MSU.

 

[chaboom]

I'm not sure of the significance of this stat. I guess our schedule included a lot of bad freethrow shooting teams. When I played basketball in the 70s, players at all levels spent a lot of time practicing free throws and did so continuously as long as they were playing competitively. I always likened it to the way golfers practice putting. As long as you played basketball, you worked on free throw shooting. It doesn't appear to me that in today's game free throw shooting competence is emphasized or required. There are a few players that obviously focus on it and are knock-down free throw shooters but the majority of players aren't very skilled or accomplished at free throw shooting