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Message: [QUOTE="hoophuskee, post: 4404907, member: 3535"] Years ago John Thompson was asked why his Georgetown Hoyas never seemed to shoot free throws very well. He stated that he had no idea why. He said they hit them all the time in practices. So he tried many different things over the years. The only thing I can think of is a combination of that a young player feels pressure. And secondly she can see other teammates are extra-ordinary. Every year the team is competing for a National Championship while quite a few of your teammates are better shooters than you. A wild guess is because she knows it's not a strength of her game she easily can lose confidence or just work hard to do something more positive such as "offensive rebound" which she is much more natrual doing if she misses a couple (i.e go to plan B to contribute which we all say a lot and I’m sure Geno says a lot too if shot isn’t working.). A game is back-and-forth and two minutes left where every possession counts and the offense isn't going well, do you want Aubrey taking that big 3 or do you want it getting in the hands of probable elite shooters such as Azzi and Lou and Caroline? If Aubrey takes that shot and misses think of all the negative posts on here, but more importantly the National media criticism Geno will take for not running a more controlled offense late. Bottomline is if she takes them then she has to show she can hit a decent amount. Otherwise “don’t.” [/QUOTE]