New free throw distraction for other team!!!

peteyjones13 · Post #1 » by **peteyjones13** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 5:20 am

Hey guys,
I have an excellent way to effectively distract opposing teams while shooting their free throws.

Right now, when the opposing team's player is lining up to shoot free throws at the ACC, everyone in the crowd is clapping thundersticks for the 15 seconds or so before he shoots, up until he lets go of the ball. The player has plenty of time to acclimatize himself to both the distracting look and distracting sound. Also it's a constant motion, making it easy for the opposing player to acclimatize himself to it.

My solution:
There are different possible solutions. One solution is for the building to be completely quiet while the player is getting ready to shoot the free throw. Then, maybe a second before he releases the ball, as he's going through his shooting motion, everyone should scream. This is something that would not be constant while the player is getting ready to shoot, and therefore not something he can really aclimatize himself for or get used to. Think about it. If your playing ball, and you want to distract someone else who is about to shoot, what do you typically do? You wait until right before he's about to shoot, then yell something.

In terms of non vocal action, also maybe a second or 2 before he releases the ball, the people seated in the line of vision of the opponent player need to do something crazy. For example, a second or 2 before he releases the ball, everyone should throw something up in the air. Something that would distract the player and throw the player off.

Obviously, this would be nearly impossible to actually carry out. My dream is that in the playoffs, we could somehow pull it off. It would hypothetically take at least some people who sit in the section behind the baskets knowing about this, and then them somehow convincing every single person in the section to carry it out.

Do you guys agree that this would be a more efficient to distract the opposing player, and furthermore, do you think, with a ridiculous amount of work, this can somehow be, to some degree, put into effect when the playoffs roll around?

xxxSwiZzxxx · Post #2 » by **xxxSwiZzxxx** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 5:29 am

Go to sleep and sell more Hyundai's in the morning

Kosta · Post #3 » by **Kosta** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 5:37 am

LOL. I can just see imagine people shushing each other now, "O.K everyone be quiet,, I said be quiet! O.k wait, wait, wait, o.k, just a second, o.k now, now, scream!!!!". :lol:

Ill Mago · Post #4 » by **Ill Mago** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 5:42 am

xxxSwiZzxxx wrote:Go to sleep and sell more Hyundai's in the morning

winner!

HumbleBumbleBee · Post #5 » by **HumbleBumbleBee** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 5:43 am

someone got cole's notes on the OP

The Letter V · Post #6 » by **The Letter V** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 5:43 am

It is actually a good idea theory but would be hard to pull off in practice.

Ill Mago · Post #7 » by **Ill Mago** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 5:45 am

Kosta wrote:LOL. I can just see imagine people shushing each other now, "O.K everyone be quiet,, I said be quiet! O.k wait, wait, wait, o.k, just a second, o.k now, now, scream!!!!".

Kosta, would that distract you from hitting FTs in the clutch? :lol:

tnugget · Post #8 » by **tnugget** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 5:46 am

my feet smelll bad

Jer15Jer · Post #9 » by **Jer15Jer** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 5:47 am

I like this thread. If you could get it going more power to ya. But it's creative. I often wonder why teams don't try to organize something. I think it'd be a hit.

Jer15Jer · Post #10 » by **Jer15Jer** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 5:49 am

You know what. It would only take one guy to get it done. Just get a seat in that section. Hand out flyers to everyone in that section. And tell them to wait for your signal. Like a horn blow. It would be gold.

Ill Mago · Post #11 » by **Ill Mago** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 5:53 am

hmm.. concealed foghorn smuggled into the ACC, anyone?

peralta · Post #12 » by **peralta** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 5:53 am

Kosta wrote:LOL. I can just see imagine people shushing each other now, "O.K everyone be quiet,, I said be quiet! O.k wait, wait, wait, o.k, just a second, o.k now, now, scream!!!!".

haha i was just picturing that on my head too...btw do you peeps like the new avatar i just made???

wade2bosh · Post #13 » by **wade2bosh** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 6:00 am

Lets just chant something easy...AIR BALLLL AIIIRR BALLLL

peralta · Post #14 » by **peralta** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 6:02 am

what about a long BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO wait till he release the ball and when you hear Clank!...everyone yells AHHHHHHHHHHHHH YOU'RE SH!!!T

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Rl2lU1XClc

*the video is soccer*...BOOOOO while the opposing goalie prepare to kick the ball...*opposing player prepare for free throw* when the goalie kicked *player shoots the ball and miss* then everyone AHHHH YOU'RE $H!t

Danchan · Post #15 » by **Danchan** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 6:06 am

capture his family before the game. Make sure he sees you and your friends sitting next to his child...

LoneDust · Post #16 » by **LoneDust** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 6:11 am

edit: similar to peralta's post, didn't refresh

Monotoned crowd noise doesn't distract veterans at all. I think that's why "VC Sucks" chant had its effect to Carter at first.

I'd like to see the crowd going after opposing shooters at a freethrow with more random noise and energy. This could be an example:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEZahnaRpmQ

It might be harder to do in basketball because a shooter can just fake the shooting motion to throw off the cheering crowd. I would try that if I get a bunch of friends to go to the ACC.

Don't_Reach · Post #17 » by **Don't_Reach** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 6:12 am

[qoute="peralta"]haha i was just picturing that on my head too...btw do you peeps like the new avatar i just made???[/quote]

That is craaazy...it seems like he grabbed the board of Rasho :lol:

peralta · Post #18 » by **peralta** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 6:14 am

Don't_Reach wrote:[qoute="peralta"]haha i was just picturing that on my head too...btw do you peeps like the new avatar i just made???

That is craaazy...it seems like he grabbed the board of Rasho :lol:

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haha it's Hump and Michael Finley....they don't have the hops Jamario have...they already landing he's still up there lol

pierrot · Post #19 » by **pierrot** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 7:33 am

The best way to make this work would be for the team to use the jumbotron.

During a timeout, have a cute little educational video with the Raptor shooting free throws, and getting put off his game by people being very quiet and then shouting just as he is about to release the ball. Or something like that.

Then, when the player is coming up to the line, have the jumbotron read "Quiet ... quiet ... quiet ..." The crowd quiets down. Just as the player is getting into the set position, the person who controls the jumbotron would switch the screen to "MAKE NOISE" or something more specific. Everyone would catch on very quickly.

Now all you need to do is convince the Raptors organization to put it into practice. Write Chuck or something.

pierrot · Post #20 » by **pierrot** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 7:38 am

LoneDust wrote:It might be harder to do in basketball because a shooter can just fake the shooting motion to throw off the cheering crowd.

I don't think you're allowed to fake the free throw motion, because that can cause a lane violation ... they don't want players to fake free throws just to try to get guys to jump into the lane.

Plus, if a player is thinking about faking the crowd out, the crowd is doing its job ... the player is thinking about the crowd and not the shot.