Concentration is important in sports. Many players have rituals before they shoot a free throw. Steve Nash is one of the greatest free throw shooters of all time, with a career percentage of 90.43 percent. His ritual consisted of licking his fingers and making a shot, but never taking his eyes off the rim. There were a few times when fans or referees threw Nash off his game. Jerry Stackhouse would squat down to an absurdly low level before shooting, and the fictional promoter of the Tropics,Jackie Moon, would mimic his shot a few times, spin the ball back to himself, and give the ball a few pecks before tossing it up granny-style.
Interrupting a player's ritual can affect their ability to concentrate and sink the free throw. In several arenas across America, fans have taken the liberty of creating distraction during their opponents free throw shots. The distraction curtain was put on at Arizona State. I am certain that Michael Phelps has not. When fans were fed up with the amount of time it took to get a free throw, they started counting every second the Greek Freak had the ball in order to move the game along. I think the Davidson swim team has raised the ante.
After seeing two big fat naked bikers having sex in the woods, how am I supposed to stop them? The guy fourth from the left is making matters worse. You can help but be angry because you see that happening. It is impossible for anyone at the stripe.
I bet you're dying to know if it was effective.
Virginia Commonwealth University was Davidson's opponent. The team has shot 65 percent from the free throw line. In their game at Davidson, the Rams shot 50 percent from the line, their second-worst percentage of the season. When they walked to the stripe, they were thrown off.
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