The thing about Ben's free throws is that

[JR]

he isnt some sort of Free throw specialist.
He doesnt shoot 90+ percent like guys from back in the day.
He is...what...a 76% free throw percentage guy?

Not for nothing but the odds of him dropping 3 straight was 44%.

Best clutch performance of the basketball year, 3rd place behind AJ and Pegues though.

 

[Officious Intermeddler]

You tack on the fact that he had to wait so long before shooting too, and I put that up there as a top 3 clutch performance.

 

[JR]

while he waited....what do I know, he drained them. Did he even hit the rim one time?

 

[norman.sixpack]

I was just a tad irate--it came back on with 2:35 left in OT. Would have made a great commercial for cable.

 

[lawdawg02]

[No message]

 

[BriantheDawg]

but I can't think of anybody else on our team I would've rather have had at the line than him. He's the best we got.

 

[hatfieldms]

I don't know. Bailey seems to be pretty clutch from the line

 

[Todd04State]

And I think some of the USC players were probably talking to him a little bit. Maybe I made that up. <genespage if I'm wrong>

 

[JR]

walked by and bumped him, a little gamesmanship was being played I think.
Didnt matter though.

 

[3000lbchicken]

He has hit some this year.

/Jack

 

[maroonmania]

that bumped him say "I didn't know they grew 'em so small down on the farm". After hearing that there was no way Ollie, I mean Ben, was gonna miss those FTs.

 

[dogmatic1]

Rock out with your cock out, Tyler's Little Brother, you're the man tonight.

 

[Bulldog Backer]

...but being 100% for those 3 really should count for about 5% each.

 

[CroomOwesMeAnApology]

But when Mississippi State's Ben Hansbrough stepped to the free throw line Saturday in the Colonial Center, his team trailing by three with 1.1 seconds left on the clock, his thoughts weren't that big-picture.

"Two dribbles, legs, let it go. Straight on," he said.

So Hansbrough stepped up, an announced 15,093 as loud as it had been all day, and made three straight free throws.

Boom, boom and boom.

 

[mstateglfr]

Quote:_________________________________________________I can't think of anybody else on our team I would've rather have had at the line than him._________________________________________________

i agree, but Brian Johnson(no joke) has been great from the line...the few times he has gotten there. he has a good release too.

 

[cutbaitdawg]

[No message]

 

[Stormrider81]

I just knew he would miss one, especially with our history of shooting free throws. That was big time clutch. I've said it before and I'll say it again, thank goodness we got Hans back.