Fes 3-16 FT? Seriously?

[Jeditiger]

FTs are all mental. And so is Fesenko.

Seriously tho, his technique doesn't seem all that bad. That leaves the thinking part. It does make him a liability in yet another faction of the game tho. Heck, if I were the opposing coach, I'd say foul him whenever he touched the ball if we were aleady in the penalty. It's probably another reason he doesn't play more.

 

[Lost_Jazz_Fan]

Fatigue - the guy plays 2 mins a game. Lack of Routine - He is a professional basketball player go to the gym and get your shots its not like you have another job. That leaves us with with Some guys just cant put the ball in the hoop.

See I think there is one big flaw in your theory. Big Fes is not a professional basketball player, he's a big 7+ foot, 300lb guy that only recently has started to marginally take his job seriously. While I agree that he is vastly improved this season compared to the past, this is where I would've expected him as a very raw rookie. So, the 3-16 FT % doesn't really surprise me at all.

 

[Jeditiger]

See I think there is one big flaw in your theory. Big Fes is not a professional basketball player, he's a big 7+ foot, 300lb guy that only recently has started to marginally take his job seriously. While I agree that he is vastly improved this season compared to the past, this is where I would've expected him as a very raw rookie. So, the 3-16 FT % doesn't really surprise me at all.

Yeah, it's pretty sad that a guy who has been in the league for 4 years and in our system for that long is just now getting to rookie status. It says a lot about his own personal work ethic and personal development. Makes me wonder how long it would take him to understand that right now is make or break time for him. If he wants more PT, it really is make break time for him to either get it, or **** or get off the pot. My
Position is that he isn't mentally capable of getting off the pot. We shall see.

 

[cowhide]

I think FT shooting has gotten into his head. Fes form isn't that bad but he is thinking about missing them. Perhaps the fact he doesn't play so much has a little to do with his inability to make FTs. You can't have a guy in the game if he is just going to miss FTs especially in the fourth quarter. If Fes coulld make 50-65 percent of his free throws he would get more minutes.

 

[GoJazz]

So what you guys are saying is that Fes has the mental capacity of a 7 year old. Ok I can get on board with that.

 

[Jazz Punk Rocker]

haha i agree with GoJazz

 

[VINYLONE]

I think, sometimes, you guys can be very mean.

 

[Hopper]

Sloan is so damn stoopid, eh? Coachin 101, right here: Give Fess a cigarette for every free throw he makes. He'll shoot over 90%, I tellya!

 

[colton]

Does your 7 year old hit those shots against the Dallas Mavericks?

Are the Mavs somehow better at guarding free throws than other teams?

 

[C l u t c H 385]

Are the Mavs somehow better at guarding free throws than other teams?

I couldn't find "FT% Against" on NBA.com. Unfortunately, we'll never know.

 

[Hopper]

Are the Mavs somehow better at guarding free throws than other teams?

The Jazz is, eh, Colton? The more harder ya foul they sorry ***, the more dazed they are at the line.

 

[northeast]

Fes played well last night. Another game where the starters are getting solidly beat.
So then the bench comes in and gets the lead back. They were playing great. Why didn't Sloan let them keep playing???? An why do they run play after play through Jefferson, when he is having trouble scoring against a tall defender, and he is not a great passer? Why wasn't Millsap drawing his 7 footer out to the 3 point line? Ah, the timeless mysteries of Jazz basketball. I liked the Watson Williams combo. If Deron is looking for a great shooting guard to help him win games, maybe that SG is Deron!

Yea, 3 for 16 is abnormally low. I'm sure that would improve up to a more normal low % with more playing time.