Tired of seeing freebies clang off the rim, Jazz players decided to institute a new policy.
Miss a free throw in a game, put up a hundred foul shots the following day.
"I missed one," Jazz forward Paul Millsap said at Tuesday's practice, "so I've got 100 I've got to get in before the day's over with."
Millsap was one of the team leaders who convinced the team — ranked only 18th in the NBA in free-throw shooting (73.8 percent) — that this would be a productive consequence for misses from the line.
The idea originated when second-year big Derrick Favors was getting free-throw counseling from Jazz assistant coach Jeff Hornacek, who shot 87.7 percent from the stripe during his 13-year NBA career.
"He was missing some," Hornacek said, "so I told him, 'Derrick, if you miss any free throws tonight, it's going to be a hundred for every one you miss.' "
Favors didn't miss that night, the ex-Jazz sharpshooter recalled. Hornacek half-jokingly told the team that if that's what it takes to get them to hit foul shots, it might be a good idea for everyone.
Beats 100 sprints per miss.
"At least it's not anything dealing with your legs," Millsap agreed, laughing.
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700220947/Utah-Jazz-notebook-Missed-foul-shots-come-with-penalties.html
100 shots for every miss, ouch.
