Both the Blue Devils and Michigan State lost their No. 1 rankings earlier this season because of one-point losses in which their players missed foul shots in the final seconds. It's called a free throw, which implies you should make it, but it won't get you on the highlights, so guys don't work on it as much as they should.
Good shooters maintain there's nothing like practice to eliminate distractions at the foul line.
I follow through and picture the ball going through the net. SI spoke to some other foul-shooting experts about how to curtail the masonry that has been rampant as of late. Practice makes perfect. After missing a critical free throw that cost his team a game against Montana State in January 2000, Idaho State guard Tim Erickson vowed he would become a more reliable foul-shooter. I kept shooting in the off-season until I believed I would never miss.