Blazers ranked 3rd in Free Throw Defense

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"Free Throw Guy" 4 Team MVP!!

Firmly in favor of making a coaching change at the end of the season.
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by jksnake99 on Mar 4, 2010 2:40 PM PST reply actions 2 recs

Thats better than being dead last like we were last season

I wonder if “The Free Throw Guy” is really helping. Someone should show him this stat.

by In Walks Rudy on Mar 4, 2010 2:41 PM PST reply actions

Also 3rd in FT% made.

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by FiveOhThree-RipCity!! on Mar 4, 2010 2:53 PM PST reply actions

our ft defense-- heavy shake

by 50backflips on Mar 4, 2010 3:08 PM PST reply actions

YES!!!! I knew all that off-season work would pay off.

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by prajna on Mar 4, 2010 3:11 PM PST reply actions

What a turnaround from last season!!!

Nate must get all the credit for this!

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by you'vegottomakeyourfreethrows on Mar 4, 2010 3:19 PM PST reply actions 1 recs

BTW, my proudest moment this year was lowering the Jazz’ FT % from 75% in the first half to 60% in the game over the course of the second half. While I was acting like an ass, I looked across the way and Free Throw Guy was bowing to me. Pretty rad.

by robrun2 on Mar 4, 2010 3:28 PM PST reply actions

I wanna see a free-throw-defense-face-off

I get the paper, so I don't care!

by Name's Ash on Mar 4, 2010 3:43 PM PST up reply actions

It's because outlaw is no longer here to play horrid free throw defense

He would just stand around

by Bskey on Mar 4, 2010 3:49 PM PST reply actions

hahahahaha

dammit Outlaw!

by thankyouforblaze on Mar 4, 2010 3:59 PM PST reply actions

that sucks....

I hate stats like this because I fear a return to the mean.

by Escrote on Mar 4, 2010 4:03 PM PST reply actions

Sadly...

this just means more opportunities for whoever we’re playing to somehow get an offensive rebound off a free throw.

by jigglyai on Mar 4, 2010 4:20 PM PST reply actions 1 recs

Yep

Our opponents are probably thinking “Should I make it or should we get another possession?”

Get well Greg! Rip City is still behind you!

by axel360 on Mar 4, 2010 5:13 PM PST up reply actions

wouldn't it be funny

if all the fans in the endzone section grabbed hands, rocked back and forth sidelways, and sang

“I’d like to teach the world to sing, in perfect harmony…”

during a crucial FT attempt?

We need coreographed FT distraction strategies, FT guy is just the beginning!

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by two4larue on Mar 4, 2010 4:41 PM PST reply actions

even-numbered rows rock to the left

odd-numbered rows rock to the right

ready, get set, go

That would be a nice queasy ocean-motion background for the opposing FT shooter to look at

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by two4larue on Mar 4, 2010 4:45 PM PST up reply actions

never would happen

but it’s an awesome idea.

The NBA- so easy a Kaman can do it

by tcwoods on Mar 4, 2010 5:42 PM PST up reply actions

well, I suppose

the Rose Garden staff could put instructions on all of the end zone seats

it would be an interesting experiment in group cooperation and conformity, then the Comcast crew could do a video feature on how well it worked

then all it would take is a couple of missed FTs for the “new wave” to become a trend around the NBA, through the power of youtube

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by two4larue on Mar 5, 2010 8:37 AM PST up reply actions

If only we had this guy...

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by RDreamer on Mar 4, 2010 6:13 PM PST reply actions 2 recs

Now my eyes are bleeding.

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by T Darkstar on Mar 4, 2010 6:17 PM PST up reply actions

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpHB6W_r9ag

"shaq and zach randolph have the same trainer... "

best one liner i ever heard.

by bowdown on Mar 5, 2010 12:45 AM PST up reply actions

I will personally chip in $20 to make this guy a full time employee at the RG

He would be worth 2-3 wins a season

Holding out for Hedo

by T$ 225 on Mar 5, 2010 9:36 AM PST up reply actions

I may not make another free throw the rest of my life after seeing that

I can’t believe Milwaukee’s arena isn’t filled with fat shirtless guys. Instead they do that insufferable train whistle every time the opponent takes any shot.

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by terryisntbald on Mar 5, 2010 2:48 PM PST up reply actions

Minimize works; click on comment Subject.

Now you can wipe the blood off your eyes.

I want them to hand out white squares for everybody to hold up behind the glass. The interior of the box should have a “crowd-like” interior, which could be accomplished by cutting out the center. Probably show the rim, too.

It would be like trying to pick out just one in a herd of running zebras.

Some fans sitting in line of site could do it as a sign and scale it to match the real size when viewed from free-throw line. Bring 8 to hand out; would just about cover the backboard area.

Come to think of it, maybe groups of people in the baseline rows should wear black and white stripped shirts and black pants, just to mess with their heads (no whistles, please).

The White-Square free throw defense – you heard it here first!

by Sashland on Mar 4, 2010 11:27 PM PST reply actions

Hasn't it been proven

That yelling, beater sticks, clapping, etc. don’t have any effect on opponent free throw percentage?

I remember reading some statistics article about it. I also think the article mentioned that the only thing that did marginally work was people yelling with an increased tone right as the shot was going off.

Anyone have any links about this?

by Liface on Mar 5, 2010 2:45 PM PST reply actions

They shold be able to ignore constant noise

What makes Free Throw Guy so effective is that they never know when he’s going to jump so it’s in the back of their minds. I wish the entire crowd could organize and be deadly silent, then scream right when he goes into his shooting motion. Or just take Bill Simmons idea of the entire arena shouting “The power of Christ compels you!”

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by terryisntbald on Mar 5, 2010 2:50 PM PST up reply actions