Deacsfan27
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There is no excuse for a person who has been given a D1 scholarship making less than 70% of his free throws. None. Zilch. End of discussion.
Dwayne Bacon
Devin Thomas
Michael Gbinije
Brandon Ingram
Zach Auguste
Chinanu Onuaku
These are all players that will likely be on All-ACC teams that shoot under 70%.
At some point in time it's just a "what do you want to accomplish with your practice time"? Let's say that practice could help Devin Thomas shoot better from the free throw line (and that's a big IF at this point), I will give him 1% for every 3 hours of free throw practice time. To get to 70% from the free throw line he would need to put in 36 hours of practice. I don't think it's worth practicing that much for such a negligible difference in his game at this point.
We all WANT him to be better, but just assuming you put in the time and that makes you better is just a fallacy that people continue to believe in. Does practice help people shoot better? Of course, if you aren't already maximizing the top of your ability then it will help tremendously.