How can Rondo be such a terrible free throw shooter

kaiiu2324 · Post #41 » by **kaiiu2324** » Mon Dec 28, 2009 6:39 pm

When he missed the 1st FT, you could read his lips, he was like " Oh **** "

tmac101 · Post #42 » by **tmac101** » Mon Dec 28, 2009 7:09 pm

Wow. some of you guys sound like u dont play ball, you realize that when theres a crowd of people watching you, most notability the amount that goes to an avg nba game, it gets stuck in the back of ur mind that people are watching you standing there all by yourself shooting a freethrow. Add in the fact that ur tired

thierry · Post #43 » by **thierry** » Mon Dec 28, 2009 7:10 pm

You should take off the "free throw" part in your title, because Rondo is one of the worst PG shooters of all time.

BubbaTee · Post #44 » by **BubbaTee** » Mon Dec 28, 2009 7:13 pm

ehspgno5 wrote:Im not sure how true this is but I read somewhere that he has hands like Dr.J's. So, it's like an average sized person trying to shoot a free throw with a nerf ball.

You know who had hands like Dr. J's?
Julius Erving.
Career 78% FT shooter Julius Erving.

Tricky Ricky · Post #45 » by **Tricky Ricky** » Mon Dec 28, 2009 7:24 pm

raptor21_85 wrote:OVER RATED

I dont think anyone ever said he was a good shooter lol

Post #46 » by **corona** » Tue Dec 29, 2009 12:05 am

Some of it might be in his head but he's also got terrible shooting mechanics.

mechanics are overrated.

peja, reggie miller & kevin martin all have funky ass looking mechanics...and all are/were great shooters.
ben wallace looks like he has a decent shot, and is the worst ft shooter in the history of the nba.
joakim noah has one of the funkiest shots of all time, and he's shooting 17% better from the line this year than rondo....and he's not that far off the league average.

you can be a bad shooter with good form, or a good shooter with bad form. it's about co-ordination, consistency, repetition, and confidence.

kooldude · Post #47 » by **kooldude** » Tue Dec 29, 2009 12:28 am

Rondo's hands are def not bigger than Jordan's or SURELY not bigger than Yao's. Bad excuse. And in fact, the bigger your hands, the easier it is to control the ball. Just repetition and/or nerves.

belly · Post #48 » by **belly** » Tue Dec 29, 2009 12:52 am

^^^ Exactly, it's not about how large his hands are--he's had them his entire life. The only way that would make a difference in his FT shooting would be if they grew from average to enormous overnight. Then, I could see him saying "WTF am I supposed to do with these?" With him, it's just one of those things on the to-do list. Like others have said, it's more than likely a mental thing and he'll probably get it together sooner or later.

blueNorange · Post #49 » by **blueNorange** » Tue Dec 29, 2009 1:02 am

during the knicks/celtics game earlier clyde made the msg camera look at rondo's hands when he holds the ball and he shoots the ball with his palm when (according to clyde) it's all in the fingertips.

Edrees · Post #50 » by **Edrees** » Tue Dec 29, 2009 1:17 am

corona wrote:
Some of it might be in his head but he's also got terrible shooting mechanics.

mechanics are overrated.

peja, reggie miller & kevin martin all have funky ass looking mechanics...and all are/were great shooters.
ben wallace looks like he has a decent shot, and is the worst ft shooter in the history of the nba.
joakim noah has one of the funkiest shots of all time, and he's shooting 17% better from the line this year than rondo....and he's not that far off the league average.

you can be a bad shooter with good form, or a good shooter with bad form. it's about co-ordination, consistency, repetition, and confidence.

don't forget shawn marion. his shot looks real funny

da.vid · Post #51 » by **da.vid** » Tue Dec 29, 2009 3:51 am

does it even matter?
FT's are overrated anyways

LakerFanMan · Post #52 » by **LakerFanMan** » Tue Dec 29, 2009 4:08 am

corona wrote:mechanics are overrated.

peja, reggie miller & kevin martin all have funky ass looking mechanics...and all are/were great shooters.
ben wallace looks like he has a decent shot, and is the worst ft shooter in the history of the nba.
joakim noah has one of the funkiest shots of all time, and he's shooting 17% better from the line this year than rondo....and he's not that far off the league average.

you can be a bad shooter with good form, or a good shooter with bad form. it's about co-ordination, consistency, repetition, and confidence.

I always felt like fluidness and consistency of a player's mechanics played a pretty big role. Ben Wallace's form isn't terrible, but it's not fluid or consistent either.

pistons_own · Post #53 » by **pistons_own** » Tue Dec 29, 2009 4:35 am

da.vid wrote:does it even matter?
FT's are overrated anyways

yeah, it's only a loss to the clippers.

bc legends · Post #54 » by **bc legends** » Tue Dec 29, 2009 4:41 am

da.vid wrote:does it even matter?
FT's are overrated anyways

Of course it matters, had he hit them the Celtics would have probably won the game. And every game counts in the east for the title contending teams.

Joseph17 · Post #55 » by **Joseph17** » Tue Dec 29, 2009 8:15 am

Poor shooting mechanics. He just looks uncomfortable shooting. Compare his form to a guy like Ray Allen's form.

Post #56 » by **Senor Chang** » Tue Dec 29, 2009 8:39 am

i think its because he's such a terrible human being

GamePoint · Post #57 » by **GamePoint** » Tue Dec 29, 2009 8:47 am

i_killed_kenny wrote:i think its because he's such a terrible human being

Stix · Post #58 » by **Stix** » Tue Dec 29, 2009 9:05 am

garrick · Post #59 » by **garrick** » Tue Dec 29, 2009 10:09 am

you can have a somewhat unconventional shooting form but there needs to be consistency and it should at least be fluid without any hitches.

garrick · Post #60 » by **garrick** » Tue Dec 29, 2009 10:11 am

I also dispute the notion that big hands make it harder to shoot the ball, I can shoot a size 6 ball much easier than a size 7 because I can get a much better grip on the ball compared to a size 7.