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Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 11-16-2018, 09:00 PM:

The Kentucky basketball team has no problem getting to the charity stripe. The Wildcats have shown themselves to be a poor-shooting team from beyond the arc, therefore they’re going to get the majority of their buckets in the paint. Driving to the basket often results in getting fouled and heading to the line. UK is 8th in the nation with 460 attempts on the season. That’s almost 26 times per game.
Unfortunately, the Wildcats rank 269th in free throw percentage. Wow! On the season, the Kentucky basketball team is shooting 67.8% from the foul line. With this team being so dependent on its ability to score down low, that percentage is not going to cut it.

The past 5 games…
Take a look at the percentages from the Wildcats’ last 5 games. LSU (53.8%), Tennessee (62.5%), Texas A&M (64.7%), Vanderbilt (67.6%) and South Carolina (63.9%). Notice a trend? Over the last 5 games, the Kentucky basketball team has shot worse than their already atrocious average of 67.8%.

Now, I’m a realist. I know it’s unlikely for team full of freshmen to knock down 85-plus percent of their foul shots. However, when Nick Richards is hitting 75% from the line, I don’t think it’s too much to expect your lead guard to make better than 62%. That’s right, Hamidou Diallo, whose game is built around driving to the bucket shoots, has missed 32 of his 84 free throw attempts.

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Posted by ukcatfannfl (Member # 1425) on 11-16-2018, 09:34 PM:

Bruce FYI This article is almost a yr old they are talking about last yrs team..

Posted by Tiptree (Member # 844) on 11-16-2018, 09:36 PM:

CMD, this is an article about last year's team. This year's team is shooting fairly well from the charity stripe.

Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 11-17-2018, 10:20 PM:

TT, My error we are 71-95 from the line this year which is right at 74.7% and ranks "69th" best in Div.1 basketball. It's our 3 point shooting that needs improvement as we are 14-44 from the 3 point line (31.8%) Which currently ranks 234th in Div. 1 basketball.

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[ 11-17-2018, 10:41 PM: Message edited by: catmandoo ]