Yes, I know it was over a week ago ... but I'm a Celtics fan and it was hard to watch the Lakers come from behind to win the NBA championship. Games recognises game tho and the Lakers were the better team.
Boston had their chances but some cold shooting and a lack of rebounding saw them lose the final two games and miss their shot at another title. Full credit to Boston for making it this far and pushing the champs to game 7, no one expected the Celtics to go deep in the playoffs, let alone having every chance to win.
So what's next for the aging Boston Celtics? Aron Phillips from Dime breaks it down here.
If you haven't been on NBA.com recently, they've really stepped up their video footage and highlight packages and are producing "mini movies". Here is the mini movie for game 7 and the Lakers winning of the title.
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Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Why big men struggle with free throws
Thanks to my boy Aron Phillips at Dime for pointing out the following story that claims its physics rather than co-ordination or lack of practice that explains why the giants of this world aren't great free-throw shooters. At one point I thought I was going to have to pull out a protractor and a calculator to figure it all out!
Click on the title below to read the full story.
Why big men struggle with free throws - Kansas City Star
By Pete Grathoff
The Kansas City Star
Why can’t Shaquille O’Neal make free throws? Why did Wilt Chamberlain, who seemingly could score at will, falter at the line?
Leave it to a physics professor to offer an answer for why many big men struggle at the stripe.
It’s a problem that’s plagued players in the past — Chamberlain (7-foot-1, 51.1 percent free-throw shooter for his career) and Chris Dudley (6-foot-11, 45.8 percent) — and the present — Shaq (7-foot-1, 52.7 percent) and Ben Wallace (6-foot-9, 41.8 percent).
John Fontanella, a former college basketball player who teaches at the U.S. Naval Academy, is author of the book 'The Physics of Basketball.' He explained why tall guys have trouble.
In his book, Fontanella writes that the “window” for the ball to get nothing but net becomes slightly smaller as the height of release increases. However, he goes on to write that with some fine-tuning, such as adjusting the launch angle to lower values, they should be able to achieve an even higher percentage.
Kids, look away now, its about to get ugly ...
Click on the title below to read the full story.
Why big men struggle with free throws - Kansas City Star
By Pete Grathoff
The Kansas City Star
Why can’t Shaquille O’Neal make free throws? Why did Wilt Chamberlain, who seemingly could score at will, falter at the line?
Leave it to a physics professor to offer an answer for why many big men struggle at the stripe.
It’s a problem that’s plagued players in the past — Chamberlain (7-foot-1, 51.1 percent free-throw shooter for his career) and Chris Dudley (6-foot-11, 45.8 percent) — and the present — Shaq (7-foot-1, 52.7 percent) and Ben Wallace (6-foot-9, 41.8 percent).
John Fontanella, a former college basketball player who teaches at the U.S. Naval Academy, is author of the book 'The Physics of Basketball.' He explained why tall guys have trouble.
In his book, Fontanella writes that the “window” for the ball to get nothing but net becomes slightly smaller as the height of release increases. However, he goes on to write that with some fine-tuning, such as adjusting the launch angle to lower values, they should be able to achieve an even higher percentage.
Kids, look away now, its about to get ugly ...
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