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Posted: 1/23/2013 9:04 PM
Free Throw Coaching
In the last few days Stallings has done a wonderful job teaching free throw shooting. We were 80% tonight. [Sarcasm alert - it is the players who make free throws. Coaching can't make such a significant change in such a short time]
Anyways, congratulations on the win.
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Posted: 1/23/2013 9:36 PM
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Actually Tom Richardson is the shooting coach for the Commodores. He came on after that horrible 2002-03 season and Vandy's fortunes have improved significantly since.
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Posted: 1/23/2013 9:45 PM
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Credit Stallings for hiring him and recruiting the players that made the shots.
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Posted: 1/23/2013 9:50 PM
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Careful Don, that's a double-edged sword you are playing with.
Others could also, and just as justifiably, say that CKS and Richardson recruited and coached over the players that ALSO MISSED all those FTs before!
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Posted: 1/23/2013 10:03 PM
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VUGearhead wrote: Careful Don, that's a double-edged sword you are playing with.
Others could also, and just as justifiably, say that CKS and Richardson recruited and coached over the players that ALSO MISSED all those FTs before! Just as the coaching staff can get credit for wins such as Xavier, they can also get the "credit" for results such as Marist. (I'm staying fairly neutral until the season is over...but we do need to top the previous CKS low-water mark of 11 wins - that is a must) NOTE: This post does not address or "take sides" in the topic of retaining or not retaining the current coaching staff of any sport at Vanderbilt University or at any other school or entity, collegiate or professional.
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Posted: 1/23/2013 10:27 PM
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Stallings has taken over the free throw coaching the last few days, according to the post-game interview. He was joking about that being the reason for the improvement.
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Posted: 1/23/2013 11:21 PM
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CKS had the team come to the gym at 6am to shoot free throws!! lol
I’m going to throw a mattress on the floor and get going.”~~Yanni Hufnagel
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Posted: 1/23/2013 11:29 PM
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The team is looking a hell of a lot better, that's for sure. Jeter and Bright are great shooters; Jeter will become an all-around playmaker.
Interior presence, or lack thereof, is still a huge problem. Such will be the case for the rest of the season.
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Posted: 1/24/2013 8:22 AM
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I will give credit to the coaching staff and the players in saying that it was our FT shooting that made the difference in this game (or at least most of it). Think about it, if we had shot FT's as poorly as we did last game (40%), Auburn would have been in it right to the end, and another hail mary could have done us in.
Good all around game, but it leaves this lingering question in my mind.
Over the last two games, is it a case of the players executing CKS's game plan better, or has CKS stepped up his effort to coach this team better?
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Posted: 1/24/2013 8:30 AM
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At this point in their careers, free throw shooting is more about confidence than anything else. Sure, there may be the occasional hitch in their form, but for the most part its just knowing that you will knock them down.
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Posted: 1/24/2013 11:01 AM
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The coach of the latest SEC tourney title is doing an excellent job coaching a very young and inexperienced group of talented guys he has recruited. How would that sound to an outsider?
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Posted: 1/24/2013 11:11 AM
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VandyCop wrote: The coach of the latest SEC tourney title is doing an excellent job coaching a very young and inexperienced group of talented guys he has recruited. How would that sound to an outsider? Sounds like a great response to me! |
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Posted: 1/24/2013 11:23 AM
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How would it sound to an outsider? Answer: Very Rah-Rah-Sis-Boom-Bah! like it was written by the SID.
It's also a very non-specific answer to an either/or question.
Oh well.
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Posted: 1/24/2013 11:56 AM
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Outsider: So you're a VU fan? Fan: Yes. I've followed them many years. How is the coach? Well he's been coaching in the league longer than any of the other SEC coaches. Outsider: Has he been sucessful? Fan: Yes, in fact he has more wins than any former VU basketball coach. He has taken his team to the NCAA tourny the past several years with very good talent. Outsider: What's his most recent accomplishment. Fan: He won the SEC Tourny Title by beating a team that went on to win the NC. Three guys from that VU team went to the NBA!! Outsider: Wow. What a win!!! What's this year's team like? Fan: They are very young and inexperienced. Kind of in a rebuidling phase. Outsider: How have they done? Fan: They're steadily improving and have a 2-3 conference record. They missed beating KY by a last second shot and almost beat Ole Miss who is one of the league's best teams this year. Outsider: How does the future look? Fan: Well first, we need to find a new coach. Outsider:  Sorry I got off track from free throws.
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Posted: 1/24/2013 11:56 AM
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VUGearhead wrote: I will give credit to the coaching staff and the players in saying that it was our FT shooting that made the difference in this game (or at least most of it). Think about it, if we had shot FT's as poorly as we did last game (40%), Auburn would have been in it right to the end, and another hail mary could have done us in.
Good all around game, but it leaves this lingering question in my mind.
Over the last two games, is it a case of the players executing CKS's game plan better, or has CKS stepped up his effort to coach this team better? I believe it is execution. I believe that Stallings has always believed in his system and it has taken a while for a roster with so little D1 playing time before this season to come around. they are getting better and will continue to improve. Jeter and Bright have become legitimate options in the offense and I will put our D up against any in the SEC right now. We are a consistent Post player away from having a special team. ANCHOR DOWN !!!!!
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Posted: 1/24/2013 12:39 PM
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VUGearhead wrote:...Over the last two games, is it a case of the players executing CKS's game plan better, or has CKS stepped up his effort to coach this team better? CommodoreWill wrote: I believe it is execution...
I reject Gearhead's apparent belief that an either/or question defines all possible correct answers. I think it's legitimate to credit better execution for the win at SC. But the credit for the Auburn win has to go to better FT shooting, as has been commented on by many. And that's probably a reflection of increased confidence more than "better execution". Notice that these wins have occurred despite KJ having far from his best games. So, if Jeter has improved his execution of playing defense such that he's now getting to start & play more, & that has been a big positive development for our offense, does that qualify as "better execution", or simply changed personnel? They laughed when I said I was going to be a comedian. They're not laughing now. -Bob Monkhouse (1928-2003)
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Posted: 1/24/2013 1:39 PM
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Actually KJ had 15 points and 7 boards last night. His fg% was not great but the entire team only shot 40% from the field.
Auburn was a good matchup for us because they don't have ferocious athletes in the paint and their point guard (Wallace who they hilariously try to list at 5-11) is so short, he was towered over by the refs - the kid can't be taller than 5-6 or maybe 5-7 at most).
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Posted: 1/24/2013 2:56 PM
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VUGearhead wrote: Over the last two games, is it a case of the players executing CKS's game plan better, or has CKS stepped up his effort to coach this team better? I think it's a case of young players improving with some experience--which shouldn't be a surprise to anybody, really. |
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Posted: 1/24/2013 11:57 PM
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Depends on who you ask. VUGearhead wrote: I will give credit to the coaching staff and the players in saying that it was our FT shooting that made the difference in this game (or at least most of it). Think about it, if we had shot FT's as poorly as we did last game (40%), Auburn would have been in it right to the end, and another hail mary could have done us in.
Good all around game, but it leaves this lingering question in my mind.
Over the last two games, is it a case of the players executing CKS's game plan better, or has CKS stepped up his effort to coach this team better? |
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Posted: 1/25/2013 1:34 PM
Re: The arc of your free throw is the most important thing.
Having decent rotation is nice and good touch certainly does not hurt, but if you can find the perfect arc for yourself and duplicate that every time, you can be a good free throw shooter. This is definitely something that can be taught to someone who is not a nartural free throw shooter.
"Higher" (no puns intended) is obviously better. Seldom do you see great free throw shooters who fire lines drives at the basket, ie like Josh Henderson often does. "Don't drop an H-bomb on the old fishing hole."
-- Richard Brautigan
Last edited 1/25/2013 1:39 PM by bek7567
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