Great game and love Scotty but...

[Wesley]

The whole team needs to make free throws. That is the easiest points that you will get. It also makes winning a lot easier.

[thatguy]

this isn't the right forum for this but i don't feel like bringing another one back. Here in Denver the Iowa and Iowa State kids all kind of hang out together, bc so and so knows so and so from whatever town. So wife and I show up late and another ISU couple show up late to some party and all the Iowa people are like "what took you so long"
Had no idea we were playing basketball. Why? Bc they are all Iowa grads and cheer for UNI basketball. I hate them so much.

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[GoShow97]

The whole team needs to make free throws. That is the easiest points that you will get. It also makes winning a lot easier.

Quit your complaining. ;)

[SpokaneCY]

I guess I don't see it as complaining. I see it as a 90% free throw shooter that should make his free throws at the end of the game.

90% is an average of streaks and trends. I'm sure he will reinforce his high percentage with a streak of makes in tough spots.

But I think he should get a spray tan.

[1100011CS]

I guess I don't see it as complaining. I see it as a 90% free throw shooter that should make his free throws at the end of the game.

Thank you.

[CycloneErik]

You know, I have watched quite a few games this year of other teams and free throws have been abysmal all around. Seems to be a dying art.

That it is. I guess getting two easy points isn't cool.

[ISUCyclone06]

we are ranked 196th in free throw shooting at 67.2% NCAA average at this point is 68.1.

I still remember Scott being automatic from the free throw line in the past. I will gladly trade a little there for his 3's though.

[ty4cy90]

He should make those free throws, no excuses. I don't care if he made 10 3-pointers and scored 50 points. You need to make the free throws.

Yep going to have to disagree with this. I would definitely care he if scored 50 and wouldn't give one **** if he didn't make any free throws. Scott was the reason we won. Plain and simple.

[GoShow97]

Yep going to have to disagree with this. I would definitely care he if scored 50 and wouldn't give one **** if he didn't make any free throws. Scott was the reason we won. Plain and simple.

Well duh, I'm not trading one for the other.

Regardless of how well he is shooting from the floor, it is still no excuse for him not making free throws.

The ISU team is the reason ISU won. Even more plain and even way more simple.

[IcSyU]

Free throws win basketball games. He's 0/4 on free throws to put away games. That's very concerning.

[CyPoP]

It's tough to shoot free throws when you have the entire team on your back....

[CyPoP]

Just be happy how so many things went right, after all look how many minutes they played and how hard they ran the fast breaks, Scotty 40 min Garrett 38 min Jake 37 min Ejim about the same. They played long and hard Iowa players were mostly down around 30 min and yet our guys were going strong yet at the end and on Iowas floor.

[ISUCyclone06]

We are well conditioned, You'll get that with guard dominated teams.

[CycloneWanderer]

In those situations, he should step back behind the three-point line and drain them.

[VeloClone]

I guess I don't see it as complaining. I see it as a 90% free throw shooter that should make his free throws at the end of the game.

Some friends were over watching the game with us. When Scotty got fouled at the end of the game one of our friends said "He's a pretty good freethrow shooter, isn't he?" I replied that yes, he is, but he struggles at the end of games. I had a pretty good feeling that they weren't both going in.

It's a valid concern, not a complaint. I'm sure the coaching staff is working on the mental aspect of FT shooting at the end of games.

The kid had a great game, though.