Sims free throws
Making 86 percent of free throws is great for most players. But Donald Sims set the bar so high last season when he led the nation in free-throw accuracy, 86 percent almost seems as if something is wrong.
Nothing wrong, Sims said.
“I’ve just been missing some,” Sims said. “There’s no excuse, really. If I had to look at anything, maybe it’s playing so many minutes. Maybe I’m tired a little bit. But there’s no excuse, really. Everything’s fine. I don’t feel like I’m doing anything differently. I just need to step up and knock them down.”
What Sims did from the free-throw line last season was phenomenal. He made 175 of 184 free throws, setting a Southern Conference record at 95.1 percent.
By comparison, this season’s 80 of 93 (86 percent) seems like a letdown.
“Ninety-five percent, that’s just hard to beat,” Sims said. “But I put myself in that position, so I need to respond.
“I’m feeling like 15 or 16 in a row is coming. That’s my goal.”