Why doesn't missing the front end of a one-and-one

Discussion in 'Men’s Basketball' started by scharnell, Feb 20, 2010.

  1. scharnell

    scharnell 1,000+ Posts

    count as missing two free throws? Sure you didnt miss it, but that was only b/c you did not give yourself the opportunity to take it.

    In the 8th grade and freshman year of high school, we had to run suicides for every free throw you missed, and if you missed the front of of the bonus, you ran two. I think that it's a stat that should be kept and factored into FT shooting percentage.
     
  2. rickysrun

    rickysrun 2,500+ Posts

    I have no specific reason or anything to compare it to in another sport, but that's ridiculous. I'm sure you weren't trying to do this but it looks like your rationale is based on a punishment you received in 8th grade.
     
  3. adUTleander

    adUTleander 250+ Posts

    because its only one free throw.....I see your logic, but its terrible logic.
     
  4. wadster

    wadster 5,000+ Posts


     
  5. gdu

    gdu 1,000+ Posts

    Wow.
     
  6. Third Coast

    Third Coast 10,000+ Posts

    If a free throw wasn't shot and nobody saw it would it still be a miss? Makes sense to me.
     
  7. Statalyzer

    Statalyzer 10,000+ Posts

    If you go for it on 4th and 1 at the 21 and fail, should that count as a red zone possession since you would have been in the red zone if you'd made the first down?
     
  8. alden

    alden 1,000+ Posts

    If you pushed off before shooting, getting a foul call against you, should that count as a missed shot for your FG%? You can come up with a lot of situations like this. But what you're contemplating is not free throw percentage. It's percentage of potential free throw points.
     
  9. drborange

    drborange 500+ Posts

    As you stated, coaches keep up with them as if it is two misses and that is all that really counts. [​IMG]
     
  10. Bob in Houston

    Bob in Houston 2,500+ Posts

    You can't miss a shot you never take.
     
  11. oSuJeff97

    oSuJeff97 25+ Posts

    Although I don't think that you should count it as two missed freethrows, I think it would be a very interesting stat to track.
     
  12. ImissWallyPryor

    ImissWallyPryor 1,000+ Posts

    I see Scharnell's point, but if anything, it should be a separate stat. Even if you shoot [choke]50%[choke], that can easily mean 4 or 5 points a game compared to the team that shoots 75%.
     

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