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Van Gundy: Drummond ‘open’ to underhand FTs
- Updated: April 29, 2016
5:21 AM ET
Detroit Pistons center Andre Drummond is willing to consider a throwback free throw style to improve a glaring hole in his game, according to coach Stan Van Gundy.
“As far as shooting underhand or anything else, it’s fair to say my discussion with Andre yesterday and the discussions [general manager] Jeff [Bower] and I have had and staff — everything is on the table,” Van Gundy said Thursday, according to The Detroit News.
Drummond shot 35.5 percent from the free throw line this season, a career-worst average, while going to the line a career-high 7.2 times per game. It was the worst free throw shooting season in NBA history.
The first-time All-Star in 2015-16 often spent the end of games on the bench, as his poor free throw shooting make him a detriment to the Pistons in clutch situations as teams targeted him for hacking fouls.
So the Pistons are going to look at all options to improve Drummond’s free throw shooting and make him a viable threat at the end of games.
“It won’t be a …
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