Free throw defense

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11:00a, 4/16/25
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Hopefully Bucky has some ideas on this for next season. We've simply got to do better on free throw defense.

We were 353rd in opponent FT% this year, and 301st even if you only include our home games. It's a new era of fresh ideas, so we need some fresh ideas on free throw distractions.

No bad ideas, fire away folks. Fake medical emergencies? First row hotties? Do we need to scout a new Jiggler? Everything on the table.
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11:03a, 4/16/25
Mirror out Reed?
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In reply to TyperWoods • 11:06a, 4/16/25
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Yes. Now we're talking. This was going to be a great idea at Kyle Field until everyone got soft with concerns like "will this vaporize players?" and "this will definitely cause blindness."
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11:08a, 4/16/25
hotties flash boobies right before the free throw is taken?

if that isn't doable then i would suggest changes in sound and movement right when the player takes the free throw. tbis is something that we should have no problem coordinating. it's what we do. so i would propose standing and yelling and then all sitting and goijg quiet right when the shooter shoots. or sit quietly and right when he is about to shoot everyone springs up at the same time and screams. anything to create a distraction at the moment of release.
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11:09a, 4/16/25
I think Bucky has this under control. Samford was #59 this year. Not only that, he's brought in one of the elite FT defense coaches in the country in TJ Cleveland. WSU was #4 in the country in FT defense this year. Jacari Lane is also a very good FT defender as his UNA team was tied w Samford at #59 in the country. But wait, there' more, Coach Keller's team was #13 in the country in FT % defense this year.

so yeah I'm not worried about it.

but I'm not opposed to FT boobies either.
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In reply to phorizt • 11:15a, 4/16/25
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This is encouraging data but will those strategies carry over to a larger venue? Do they have anything in common? SFA has a mascot that carries a weapon, maybe we should attach a laser to Rev's back?
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In reply to Detmersdislocatedshoulder • 11:17a, 4/16/25
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Detmersdislocatedshoulder said:
hotties flash boobies right before the free throw is taken?

if that isn't doable then i would suggest changes in sound and movement right when the player takes the free throw. tbis is something that we should have no problem coordinating. it's what we do. so i would propose standing and yelling and then all sitting and goijg quiet right when the shooter shoots. or sit quietly and right when he is about to shoot everyone springs up at the same time and screams. anything to create a distraction at the moment of release.
Yes in the past we had much more variety of distractions we need to bring some of those back.

We also need a small subset of strategies we hold for critical free throws in big games. For example, we're up 2 and the opponent is going to the line with under 10 seconds to play. You do a standard jump and scream distraction for the first free throw then have someone in the front row fall down and pretend to be knocked out between FTs. Other students dressed as paramedics rush in with an oxygen mask and start doing fake chest compressions.

We'd probably need Bucky to warn the game officials about this one in advance.
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11:25a, 4/16/25
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You guys are over thinking this. It should be made mandatory that every student purchace a Levy chili dog when entering Reed and immediately eat it.

Then create a new signal to be given by the yell leaders to instigate a simultaneous passing of gas when the opponent is at the free throw line.

The small percentage of soiled undergarments due to unintentional sharting will be well worth the improvement of this critical analytic.
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11:26a, 4/16/25
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When I think of free throw defense, what I think of is Billy Gillispie having his Kentucky team goaltend a free throw in the SEC Tournament, but he didnt know (presumably) that would result in a technical and two extra shots before he got his throw in.
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In reply to jrdaustin • 11:30a, 4/16/25
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This is an absurd suggestion. We'd need data on Reed Arena airflow on best sections to initiate the farting in to get to the FT line and a test group to gather the average "signal-to-fart" delay time as well as "fart-to-free-throw-line" time. This seems like a big logistical lift for an idea of dubious value.
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11:34a, 4/16/25
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I propose we combine the Jiggler and boobs ideas. We have a hottie on one side of the basket and we find us a new jiggler on the other with a sign that says "miss = she strips, make = he does"
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In reply to bobinator • 11:36a, 4/16/25
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bobinator said:
I propose we combine the Jiggler and boobs ideas. We have a hottie on one side of the basket and we find us a new jiggler on the other with a sign that says "miss = she strips, make = he does"
If we have them both fart, I'm in.
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11:37a, 4/16/25
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What if we just released some bees or hornets?
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In reply to JJxvi • 11:38a, 4/16/25
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Okay that's not bad. We need to train them to only attack the opponent but I'd think that's doable for a project in the college of Ag.
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11:42a, 4/16/25
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Whats our budget? Can we like breed/engineer/raise many colonies that prefer to go after certain colors?
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In reply to JJxvi • 11:43a, 4/16/25
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I think we'll half to self-fund a proof of concept but then I'd think we could get some grant funding from Bucky and/or the military to advance the project from that point.
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12:05p, 4/16/25
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Let's do yells with the YLs right behind the basket on tv, so we can be mocked even more.
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12:10p, 4/16/25
We should foul Shaq 100 times per game. We'll give up a lot of points at the FT line, but the percentage will be low. Wait, are we going for low percentage? Or are we going for fewest FT points allowed?
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In reply to The Collective • 12:14p, 4/16/25
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The Collective said:
Let's do yells with the YLs right behind the basket on tv, so we can be mocked even more.
The Yell Leaders are actually our big advantage in creating free throw distractions. We just need some new ideas.

We've done the "sit down and jump up" and what you might call the "parting of the sea."

I'd add the following:

  • Sudden death: Everyone is yelling and going crazy like it's a normal free throw distraction but right as the shooter is getting ready to shoot it a yell leader gives a signal and everyone just goes silent and collapses like a puppet whose strings were cut.
  • Creepy stare: Nobody makes any noise at all. You just have a blank expression on your face and point at the free throw shooter. This is based on my experience at Reed that our own free throw shooters tend to do worse when it's creepy quiet. No noise, just pointing with an odd expression on your face.
  • Solo scream: Similar to the one before, dead silence, only this time certain people are assigned to let out a blood curdling scream when the yell leader points in their direction. Probably better if it's a female scream but maybe a guy or two just for variety.
  • Slow lean: an attempt to get the shooter slightly off balance. As the shooter is starting to come up with the ball, everyone very slowly leans in one direction.
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12:17p, 4/16/25
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We bought the Final Four rooms, we're good.
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12:32p, 4/16/25
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Jiggler was the best organic thing that's happened at Reed, imo. Just genius.
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1:06p, 4/16/25
I really liked that one girl who could make the weird sonar noise. It was amazing.
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1:13p, 4/16/25
Bikini car wash behind the goal. Spray the player with the water hose before he shoots.
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In reply to Method Man • 1:16p, 4/16/25
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Method Man said:
I really liked that one girl who could make the weird sonar noise. It was amazing.
Felt like we underutilized it. CJ Wilcher of free throw distractions, we needed to find a way to get her front and center better. She was in the band which created some issues but we could have worked around that.
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1:42p, 4/16/25
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We need the X Factor

Have the Rowdies do a little social media research. Find the ex girlfriends of the star players, the angrier the better. Bring them to the game, sit them in the second row behind the basket. Just before the FT attempt, everyone sits down and goes quiet while the ex stands up and loudly starts to air her grievances, finger pointing and head shaking encouraged.

No one and I mean no one could ignore that.
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1:53p, 4/16/25
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My understanding is that on average, an individual has a lower ft% when shooting technical foul shots than with players on the blocks.

When a shooter gets two or more attempts, can we have our guys in the backcourt until the last shot?
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In reply to bobinator • 2:35p, 4/16/25
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bobinator said:
The Collective said:
Let's do yells with the YLs right behind the basket on tv, so we can be mocked even more.
The Yell Leaders are actually our big advantage in creating free throw distractions. We just need some new ideas.

We've done the "sit down and jump up" and what you might call the "parting of the sea."

I'd add the following:

  • Sudden death: Everyone is yelling and going crazy like it's a normal free throw distraction but right as the shooter is getting ready to shoot it a yell leader gives a signal and everyone just goes silent and collapses like a puppet whose strings were cut.
  • Creepy stare: Nobody makes any noise at all. You just have a blank expression on your face and point at the free throw shooter. This is based on my experience at Reed that our own free throw shooters tend to do worse when it's creepy quiet. No noise, just pointing with an odd expression on your face.
  • Solo scream: Similar to the one before, dead silence, only this time certain people are assigned to let out a blood curdling scream when the yell leader points in their direction. Probably better if it's a female scream but maybe a guy or two just for variety.
  • Slow lean: an attempt to get the shooter slightly off balance. As the shooter is starting to come up with the ball, everyone very slowly leans in one direction.
Kennedy's daughter was awesome at this and had a super shrill tone. We also need the girl from Hulabalo that used to do the open hand to her throat while emitting that weird sound of hers.
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8:38p, 4/16/25
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Off topic but I feel like the funeral like quiet on our home free throw offense isn't helpful. I dunno what our ft % looks like home versus road but I wouldn't be shocked if it was better on the road.
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8:46p, 4/16/25
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In reply to halfastros81 • 8:47p, 4/16/25
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I agree, Low chant a or… well we pretty much only do a. But that would be cool. aaaaaa
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In reply to halfastros81 • 8:47p, 4/16/25
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Slightly better at home but yes, said this for years. Everyone should like golf clap when we're shooting FTs.
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In reply to phorizt • 9:25p, 4/16/25
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phorizt said:
I think Bucky has this under control. Samford was #59 this year. Not only that, he's brought in one of the elite FT defense coaches in the country in TJ Cleveland. WSU was #4 in the country in FT defense this year. Jacari Lane is also a very good FT defender as his UNA team was tied w Samford at #59 in the country. But wait, there' more, Coach Keller's team was #13 in the country in FT % defense this year.

so yeah I'm not worried about it.

but I'm not opposed to FT boobies either.


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In reply to bobinator • 9:46p, 4/16/25
bobinator said:
Okay that's not bad. We need to train them to only attack the opponent but I'd think that's doable for a project in the college of Ag.

I mean what is the point of having an ag extension if we can't train killer hornets.
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In reply to bobinator • 9:48p, 4/16/25
bobinator said:
Slightly better at home but yes, said this for years. Everyone should like golf clap when we're shooting FTs.
Everyone needs to pretend they are a background actor and say "peas and carrots"
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