So my biggest fear for this team is obviously the ability to knockdown threes and close out games at the line. Some on here claim the three point shooting doesn’t concern them but the foul shooting does. So it got me thinking to the last really good ST John’s team to make a run in the tournament. So I did some research and this is what I found.
From the line:
Grant 59% / Zuby 68%
Artest 64% / Luis 74%
Postell 79% / Scott 83%
Bootsy 65% / Kadary 57%
Barkley 77% / Smith 66 %
Gray 66% / Wilcher 77%
Jessie 64% / Ayo 75%
Richardson 44% / Vince 67%
Emanuel 44% / Prey 57%
So with exception of Barkley being a better foul shooter than either of our primary ball handlers, this year’s team actually shoots better from the line.
The big difference however is from three where the Elite 8 team had four guys shoot over 35% from three and one over 40%. This year only Ayo in limited attempts and Smith are over 35%.
Not sure if this makes anyone feel better or worse but I found it interesting and did not remember the Elite 8 team struggling so much at the line.
