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In response to "I'd love for just one big man to suck it up and shoot free throws underhanded. They're nearly all terrible to the point that hacking them is a viable" by Krusty

It's a similar problem with baseball and hitting into the shift

Posted by Reagen Jun 11 '21, 05:52

They could crack it if they swallowed the need to pull the fuck out of everything.

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In the case of baseball it's not as easy of an adjustment to make. More guys should be looking to push the ball the other way but it's not as - Krusty Jun 11, 05:58 8
- It's not that they're unable to do it. They just don't try. -- (edited) - Inigo Jun 11, 06:04 2
  - Yeah, I don't think they're taught to hit to all fields. Most guys, especially guys with +power, are taught to maximize that power and that means - Krusty Jun 11, 06:09 1
    - I really don't think they need to change their swing to a great degree. -- (edited) - Inigo Jun 11, 06:24
- It's not as cut and dried,I agree. But it wouldn't take much to make teams stop doing it. -- nm - Reagen Jun 11, 06:01 4
  - I'm sure if a player focused on going against it he could get teams to stop doing it. The concern would be messing with a players swing. - Krusty Jun 11, 06:05 3
    - I remember a story about Bonds in his first or second season taking BP - Reagen Jun 11, 06:10 2
      - Yeah, that's Bonds. -- nm - Krusty Jun 11, 06:20 1
        
        Such a glorious asshole. I love his dgaf attitude. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 11, 06:29

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