Let’s start with this. Not to be cruel, but Andre’s free throw shooting against Houston in last season’s playoffs was in a word…feeble. Seriously feeble. I don’t write this to be cruel because Andre is a wonderful defender, excellent rebounder, and chock full of every intangible a coach could hope for with the exception my sixty year old ass could beat him in a free throw shooting contest. I’m very consistent shooting free throws…pretty much at a 72-75% clip. But I’m not a shooting coach or anything, so let’s do this. Let’s take a look back at last spring versus the Rockets and see if we can detect anything wrong with Andre’s stroke.
That was genuinely brutal. Is it the stroke or is it just mental? I’m saying both. Now let’s take a look at his shooting stroke from the field.
Now let’s watch the free throw coach for the stars give Andre some suggestions on technique.
That’s seems a bit much to think about, I never think about those things. Maybe take some of that, mentally refresh, pause, think of a beautiful naked woman, release, and swish. That’s how to do it. That’s what I do at the YMCA shooting free throws. You should be hovering somewhere in that 70-72% range from the line so as you can stay on the floor to guard Klay Thompson, James Harden, Kawhi Leonard, and Jimmy Butler. I know you can do this, Andre.
Remember your WC predictions. 🙂