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Article: Ducks not afraid to toe the line in tight games.(Sports)(UO's success in close games can be partly attributed to its success at free-throw line)
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- The Register Guard (Eugene, OR)
- Article date:
- March 7, 2007
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Byline: Bob Clark The Register-Guard
Keep it simple, Bryce Taylor advised.
When the Oregon junior shoots free throws, it's after `I take two dribbles and a deep breath. Keep my form tight. Once you establish a routine, keep it.'
It works. Taylor is fifth in the Pac-10 in free throw percentage, at 83.5 percent.
Aaron Brooks follows Taylor's methodology.
`Three dribbles, a spin (of the ball) and shoot,' Brooks said of his trips to the foul line. `Unless you have a routine, you're not going to be a good shooter. It's just a matter of blocking everything out, and putting the ball in the hole.'
It obviously works. Brooks ...