Rasho With One Hand Tied Behind His Back

[timvp]

Spurs center Rasho Nesterovic, a notoriously bad free-throw shooter, for several days has worked on a new, one-handed technique in practice, and coach Gregg Popovich wants him to begin using it in games.

"It's obvious he does a better job that way in practice," Popovich said. "Will it carry over into the game? I think, over time, it has a very good chance to, if he can mentally stick with it.

"I think there are going to be people who yell things and make comments. But without a doubt he has more success shooting one-handed. Other people have, too."

http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/b....97d2575c.html

[thispego]

What the is that all about LJ? lol, I didn't watch the game, did he use that technique against the nug's tonight? Please don't tell me he's gonna adopt the Shaq Free-Throw Technique!!!!

"It's obvious he does a better job that way in practice," Popovich said. "Will it carry over into the game? I think, over time, it has a very good chance to, if he can mentally stick with it.

That is just a cop-out for not being able to perform a text-book free throw. LEARN HOW TO SHOOT WITH TWO HANDS, THAT IS THE RIGHT WAY TO DO IT, IT IS THE ONLY WAY TO DO IT!!!!!!!!

[timvp]

He didn't go to the line against the Nuggets. I can't wait to see one-handed Rasho.

Too bad he isn't shooting underhanded.

[thispego]

Too bad he isn't shooting underhanded.

lol, now that would be classic

[T Park]

who cares how he shoots it.

If it goes in, it goes in.

[thispego]

who cares how he shoots it.

If it goes in, it goes in.

lol, t_Park, you Would say something like that....
The one handed toss simply is not fundamentally sound in the game of basketball.There is no point in even familiarizing yourself with that kind of shot.... In any situation.

[orhe]

hmm i do think the one handed toss would do him great. when shooting (at least this is what i feel) you use your dominant hand as your main launcher while your non-dominant as support. with rasho his hands are bigger than normal that he might not need any support (since its a free throw; no distractions etc) plus the shooting motion would still be the same.

[boutons]

One fault that one-hand shooting could help is Rahso/Tim's uselessly low arc, which requires the shooter to be extremely precise to hit the smaller window of successful entry.

Without the other hand cradling the ball, the shooting hand will probably be more under the ball, lifting the ball more upward with more effort from the entire arm rather than these idiotic wrist flicks, with a better arc, nearer the 45% ideal arc, giving a better chance to get into the bigger window.

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

lol, t_Park, you Would say something like that....
The one handed toss simply is not fundamentally sound in the game of basketball.There is no point in even familiarizing yourself with that kind of shot.... In any situation.

I agree with Park. If, for some reason, Rasho's FTs mean more at the time he's shooting them (say late in a game), wouldn't you want him to make them instead of missing them fundamentally?

Most Spurs fans would be ing and trading Rasho if he missed crucial FTs. Let the man shoot them the way he makes them.

[Marcus Bryant]

Whatever works.

[E20]

Donnie Nelson used to do that when he was playing with the Celtics.

[Dario]

MAN wtf!! A basketball player who is earning millions per year should be in gym every day shooting ball over and over again, till he can put his percentage in decent value. This is plain stupid...

[boutons]

The Spurs PERENNIAL FT disaster is beyond logic and analysis. Pop made at clear last year that the staff is not making the FT disaster, Spurs bottom of the league, a top priority or pre-occupation, vs all the other aspects that need attention AND which are amenable to effort.

Apparently, the Spurs hit FTs in practice much better than in the games.

Spurs could have won 3 or 4 or more games more last season, win top playoff seed, with the FTs Duncan alone missed.

The Spurs FT disaster is a defining aspect of the the Spurs. They win, enough, without hitting 75% - 80% team FTs.

In the 03 championship year, excessive TOs were also a concern. Spurs won it all anyway.

[iminlakerland]

Why does it matter h ow he shoots the damn freethrows as long as he makes it. It may not be fundementaly sound as you guys are complaining but if he makes them he makes them.

But oh no its not fundementaly sound so lets allow him to clank freethrow after freethrow.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

I still think if Duncan banked in his free throws he'd never miss.

Figured I'd throw that in while we're talking FTs

Rasho one handed would be funny, can't wait to see it.

[herbivore female]

"who cares how he shoots it.

If it goes in, it goes in."

carney is right.

[sickdsm]

Judging from just Rasho's FT % the year before he left for SA and since then, what the happaned? Do they just not work on it or do they try to reteach them to be worse? To me this isn't an aspect that matters who your teamates have or any of that. Its like a kicker in football, if your good, your good no matter if your on the dolphins or patriots.

[ShoogarBear]

It ain't just Rasho. If you looked a FT% of players before, during, and after they came to the Spurs, one might be forced to conclude that the Spurs somehow actively teach poor FT shooting:

Speedy Claxton:
01-02 PHI .838
02-03 SAS .684
03-04GSW .813
04-05 GSW .810

Robert Horry
01-02 LAL .783
02-03 LAL .769
03-04 SAS .645
04-05 SAS .647

Jason Hart
03-04 SAS .767
04-05 CHA .862

Hidayet Turkoglu
02-03 SAC .800
03-04 SAS .708
04-05 ORL .839

Only Steve Smith and (so far) Brent Barry in recent year have been able to avoid the Curse of Spurs' Charity. (Danny Ferry didn't shoot that badly, but still had his two worst season FT% of his career in his three seasons with the Spurs.)

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Yeah but whenever I bring it up, I'm told Pop has it under control.

It's clearly not the case, but I don't have any NBA les under my belt, so I'm clearly wrong.

[ducks]

agh now larry brown has one he is never wrong either

[Manu20]

It ain't just Rasho. If you looked a FT% of players before, during, and after they came to the Spurs, one might be forced to conclude that the Spurs somehow actively teach poor FT shooting:

Speedy Claxton:
01-02 PHI .838
02-03 SAS .684
03-04GSW .813
04-05 GSW .810

Robert Horry
01-02 LAL .783
02-03 LAL .769
03-04 SAS .645
04-05 SAS .647

Jason Hart
03-04 SAS .767
04-05 CHA .862

Hidayet Turkoglu
02-03 SAC .800
03-04 SAS .708
04-05 ORL .839

Only Steve Smith and (so far) Brent Barry in recent year have been able to avoid the Curse of Spurs' Charity. (Danny Ferry didn't shoot that badly, but still had his two worst season FT% of his career in his three seasons with the Spurs.)

whatever method Pop is using to help the players shoot free throws STOP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's safe to say that it is not working.

[SequSpur]

When you have to resort to human dog tricks to perform a simple game, wouldn't it be easier just to look in the mirror and say I suck and ask to be waived?

Rasho sucks man, I can't believe they are actually expirementing with this fool.

[timvp]

Nice stats, Shoogar. Who knows what the Spurs are doing wrong? Maybe it's the tacos or something.



P.S.

When you have to resort to human dog tricks to perform a simple game, wouldn't it be easier just to look in the mirror and say I suck and ask to be waived?

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

whatever method Pop is using to help the players shoot free throws STOP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's safe to say that it is not working.

YOU'RE WRONG. POP HAS TWO RINGS, HE KNOWS WHAT HE'S DOING[/tpark numb nuts]

We'll probably have to lose another playoff series due to poor FT shooting before the ruse loses its shine, and even then, anyone who writes about it in the media will be blackballed by Pop.

It's a lot easier to get a sportswriter canned than it is to go out and hire a FT shooting coach to fix the problem.[/Pop]

[timvp]

What is a free throw coaching going to do that the Spurs haven't already tried?



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