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Message: [QUOTE="Hans Sprungfeld, post: 4452902, member: 181"] I've found the free throw back-and-forth interesting, because I had a first half concern about a couple or more individual free throws, probably DC's double miss. During this period, the score was tight, but it didn't feel like the foul disparity was being leveraged enough. Then the dam broke open with the run, followed by a tense-at-times second half when OSU wouldn't just go away. Mostly, I was anxious because the game wasn't a blowout. I've been persuaded that the current first quadrant free throw percentage is not worrisome, but I've also had more tolerance for those who have taken and shared a deeper look than being unhappy about the team missing 2 more free throws than the box score shows. I've seen no need for the derision directed toward those who have offered some numbers in support of their comments that have been labeled "weird." This does not mean that I've flipped to disbelieving that a. 736 FT shouldn't be a source of concern, but I did indulge my own curiosity. I looked at where UConn ranked in FTA, FTM, and FT% for the 4 NC seasons, the 2009 FF, and the 2002 & 2006 E8 losses that 'felt' at the time (and since) most like NCs that could-to-should have happened. I'm not going to articulate the numbers in the attached handwritten image other than to say (1) that these numbers represent a plausible basis for a currently felt sense (even if someone can prove it to be inaccurate) that a non-P5 team has a slimmer margin for error in getting a top-level seed and that UConn's FT% ranking has shined in recent NC runs, as well as the so-called "shock the world" original. (FTR, I was not "shocked," but I was profoundly overjoyed and anxious throughout as to the outcome); (2) the 2004 team was the pre-season #1 pick that lost 7 games en route to the NC, and FT% goes jump out as a weakness; and (3) this year's 9-game sample shows high rankings for FTA & FTM, but those were the case in 2006 & 2009. I draw no conclusions strong enough to harshly dismiss those who place a high premium on elite FT% ranking, but that may be influenced by my desire for every UConn shot to look good and go in the basket. [ATTACH=full]81495[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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