Alabama basketball is gonna lose AT LEAST two games because of their free throw shooting.

Posted by RollTide33

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Posted on 1/8/25 at 9:16 pm to coachcrisp

Now do their 2 point %.

Posted by IB4bama

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Posted on 1/9/25 at 8:22 am to coachcrisp

Those guys that can’t shoot free throws won’t be on the court in close games.
And that’s mostly the reserves.

Posted by Gideon Swashbuckler

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Posted on 1/9/25 at 8:46 am to Ten Bears

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Fahr Oats, Pawl. Fahr somebody

This... is hilarious.

Posted by JIB

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Posted on 1/9/25 at 9:01 am to Ten Bears

Bama is #237th in FT % right now. Bama was 20th last year.

Grant Nelson is hitting 66% this year. He made 81% last year. Sears went from 85% to 81%. Reid, a first year player, has he 3rd most attempts and he's at 50%.

I think it will get better as the season goes on, but it ain't great right now.

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Posted by YStar

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Posted on 1/9/25 at 9:09 am to JIB

Yeah that is concerning but I'm sure Nate knows it and will work on it

We don't want to be shooting FTs so poorly in the tournament because that could cost us.

Posted by Carlton

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Posted on 1/9/25 at 9:14 am to YStar

Won't matter in the tournament, the refs will allow the other teams to reverse suplex Bama players in the lane and they won't call it. Good tough D they will say. Not a foul call or free throw to be had.

This post was edited on 1/9/25 at 9:21 am

Posted by Bham Bammer

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Posted on 1/9/25 at 11:09 am to coachcrisp

Joke's on you! We've already lost two games!

Posted by John Gotti

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Posted on 1/9/25 at 11:18 am to coachcrisp

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I hope I'm wrong, but at this rate, I'm afraid I won't be.

You are...they are currently 245th

stats

Posted by TS1926

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Posted on 1/9/25 at 12:51 pm to coachcrisp

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There are outside specialists that can help. Why not talk to somebody who's tried them?

Might be like the Memphis team a few years back, super talented but lost to Kanas in the CG because they couldn't hit free throws.
Or most recently, Bama missed the Elite 8 due to missing free throws. The board superfans and basketball snobs like to say it's because UCLA was having a super tournament, but Bama could have easily won that game if they a hit a couple of free throws to stay out of overtime.

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Posted by Bryant91092

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Posted on 1/9/25 at 1:26 pm to TS1926

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Might be like the Memphis team a few years back, super talented but lost to Kanas in the CG because they couldn't hit free throws

17 years ago

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The board superfans and basketball snobs like to say it's because UCLA was having a super tournament, but Bama could have easily won that game if they a hit a couple of free throws to stay out of overtime.

I’d be shocked if anyone said we didn’t lose because we shot so poorly. You can’t defend 11-25 from FT and 7-28 from 3.

ETA: I’d be interested to see what I said after the game on here. I hope I had a good melt.

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Posted by YStar

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Posted on 1/9/25 at 2:45 pm to Carlton

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Won't matter in the tournament, the refs will allow the other teams to reverse suplex Bama players in the lane and they won't call it. Good tough D they will say. Not a foul call or free throw to be had.

That was San Diego State two tournaments ago

Posted by Carlton

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Posted on 1/9/25 at 2:50 pm to YStar

I will never let that go