And what question is that exactly?  I’ll tell you what question.  Why in the world would any player who can shoot three pointers with moderate success be such a shitty foul shooter?

OK let’s stop right there and ignore Shaquille O’Neal for a second.  Even though I still think it’s bullshit, we’ll let guys with abnormally huge hands and strength be stricken from this conversation (even though O’Neal is a total loser for not ever having learned to shoot a freethrow underhanded).  At least these guys have somewhat of an excuse.

But a guy who has decent form and even attempts a fair amount of three pointers not to mention having a decent jumpshot not hitting foul shots is completely unacceptable.

That’s why I’m calling out the following players:  Fellas you’re guilty of completely not giving a shit about making foul shots:

Jason Richardson – 28 3′s made – 64% from the line
Daniel Gibson – 23 3′s made – 50% from the line
Jared Dudley – 23 3′s made – 67% from the line
Ron Artest – 19 3′s made – 51% from the line
Mickael Pietrus – 163′s made – 56% from the line

Can someone please explain this to me?  I’ve seen all five of these players play and not one of them has bad form on their shot.  How in the world can you get up to the free throw line and choke like this???

You’re being PAID to play basketball guys.  I mean just care a little bit.  For Christ’s sake realize that if you were 80% free throw shooters (which is the minimum you should be if you’re taking that many 3′s) that you’d all average 1-4 more points a game (depending on attempts).  Hello?  You’d make even MORE money!

Is it pressure?  Is it that you’re thinking about boobies?  What the hell is it?  It HAS to be mental.  There’s just no way any guy with a decent regular jump shot should be this bad at the line.

I’d be willing to bet my life that I could shoot at least 75% from the line as a designated free throw shooter in the NBA.  These guys suck.