Stan Van Gundy: Andre Drummond’s free throw woes a ‘problem’

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AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Stan Van Gundy’s frustration with Andre Drummond’s inability to consistently make free throws has hovered over both men into the playoffs. After sitting Drummond for the final 6:02 of Friday night’s Game 3 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers, Van Gundy admitted that the young big man’s inability to make free throws is a “problem.”

When asked after Saturday’s film session why he didn’t reinsert Drummond into the game with less than two minutes to play when intentionally fouling a player is more punitive, the Detroit Pistons’ coach didn’t hesitate.

“You also can’t throw him the ball,” the veteran coach said. “Unless you throw a lob, you can’t throw him the ball. And so you think about keeping him in on the offensive boards, but everything’s going to have to be a tip-in. Because [Cavs coach] Ty [Lue] was pissed off one time in Game 2 when Andre got a rebound and they didn’t tie him up. So that’s just something we’re going to have to deal with. But he’s 5-for-22 [from the foul line] in the last two games, so I’m not riding that out. I’m just not.

“I’m just not riding that out. Clearly, its the way I played the last part of the year, too. It’s just — even …

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