Duncan at the line in 2005 playoffs-game by game

[GhostofAlfrederickHughes]

A little perspective on Tim's supposed 'deficiencies' at the line. Just like his bad ankles only become an issue when he has a bad game, so it seems the free throw issues become magnified at times like last night. I point this out not to excuse Tim from the bad stretch last night---no doubt he's as PO'd (and relieved) as the fans are. Just that I think that anyone who is suddenly calling Tim's "legacy" into question is foolish. Bottom line is, without Tim Duncan, the Spurs ain't in the Finals to begin with...and everyone out there knows it.



Round1:
4-4
2-7
1-2
13-14
2-3

Round2:
10-11
1-3
9-15
14-17
2-6
14-17

Round3:
8-10
10-11
15-15
3-12
3-4

FINALS:
4-5
8-9
4-4
6-9
4-11


TOTALS 137-180 (.761)

[td4mvp3]

excellent post.

[SWC Bonfire]

Some further %ages:

Round1:
4-4
2-7
1-2
13-14
2-3

73.3%

Round2:
10-11
1-3
9-15
14-17
2-6
14-17

72.5%

Round3:
8-10
10-11
15-15
3-12
3-4

75%

FINALS:
4-5
8-9
4-4
6-9
4-11

68.4%
TOTALS 137-189 (.725)

[samikeyp]

Good stats guys.

[ObiwanGinobili]

awesome posts.
really shows that it's game to game.

thast why dcomments like Woody's on cold pizza this morning make no sense.... lettign tim make his shots and forcing him to the line is bad startegy. YOu don;t know before hand weather he'll have a good FT night or a bad FT night.

and if its a good FT night .. than damn your in trouble.

[King]

All of the percentages (rounds 3 and 4, anyway) are dramatically skewed by one bad game. He's shooting a lot better than the percentages show.

[Xolotl]

He's really stepped it up at the line during the Playoffs. And I have to disagree with Obiwans post. You can tell right away when he's going to have a bad game at the line. It seems to me when he starts off hitting the first few then he relaxes and makes the rest of them w/ usually no problems. But, if he starts off bad it seems to get to his head and then you have Game 5.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

the thing that stands out to me is that tim duncan went to the line 2 times against denver at denver

god what a sick world

[Kong]

Most of what I've noticed with Tim and his free throw shooting is the longer he takes, the more likely he is to miss. He was taking forever on the line during the last part of the 4th quarter, and it was miss, miss, miss. That seems to be fairly standard for him during his career, and I bet if you went back to the perfect game against the Suns, he was pulling the trigger REAL quick.

[MadDog73]

the thing that stands out to me is that tim duncan went to the line 2 times against denver at denver

god what a sick world


Or only 4 attempts in Game 3 against the Pistons?

Even when Tim shoots 60% or below, it only has cost us 2 out of 5 games.

Losses
Game 3 against Seattle: 9-15 (Lost by 1)
Game 4 against the Suns: 3-12 (Lost by 5)

Wins
Game 2 against Nuggets: 2-7 (Win by 28)!
Game 5 against Sonics: 2-6 (Win by 3)
Game 5 against Pistons: 4-11 (Win by 1)

Also good to note that Tim hasn't had two really awful (below 60%) FT nights in a row.

[Kori Ellis]

Most of what I've noticed with Tim and his free throw shooting is the longer he takes, the more likely he is to miss. He was taking forever on the line during the last part of the 4th quarter, and it was miss, miss, miss.

True. Last night he was taking longer than he ever has. It was driving me crazy.

[T Park]

It seems to me, when he takes a while, he makes them.

His timing seemed off.

[Sense]

It seems to me, when he takes a while, he makes them.

His timing seemed off.


Less time is actually the better..


Rhythm is the key to ft's

[spursfaninla]

actually, i've noticed that tim is taking more time for his foul shots in general during the playoffs, and i think (a la mailman) it is forcing him to relax more at the line, kind of "zone out" and that its really helped his ft shooting.

[boutons]

" lettign tim make his shots and forcing him to the line is bad startegy"

NOT if it's a game where he's shooting FTs bad. And it seems like he misses more later than earlier. Manu has also adopted this habit.

Tim WAS taking a horribly long time last night.

I said "Hurry and miss the son-of-a-bitchin FT so we can get back to playing the game!"