Top Idaho Preps Who Create Contact
Taking a charge is often underappreciated. In many cases, the person taking the charge showed all of the skill of having slow feet. However, taking a charge creates a turnover like a steal does and should therefore be appreciated as…
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Continue ReadingTaking a charge is often underappreciated. In many cases, the person taking the charge showed all of the skill of having slow feet. However, taking a charge creates a turnover like a steal does and should therefore be appreciated as a defensive tactic. Avoiding a charge, but creating contact often leads to free throws. Here is a list of those willing to give up their bodies in order to create deadball turnover or free throws.
Brad McAffee
Brad is the only returning leader in the category of taking a charge. He managed to interfere with the path of ballhanders 23 times last season. This category typically reflects savvy and experience so expect him to improve on these numbers as he is joined in the stat sheet with other maturing players.
Charity Stripe
Creating contact without drawing a charge is the converse skill. Players who do this get to the foul line and produce uncontested shot attempts. Here are the top returning foul shooters by volume.
Jace Whiting
Jace put up 101 free throws last year and converted 78 into points. Getting to the line is a great way to fill up the stat sheet, but that’s only true if the shots are made. At 77 percent, Jace is both a volume free-thrower and an efficient one.
Covy Kelly
Covy does it all. His frenetic play gets him to the charity stripe often. Last year he shot 95 free throws and made 75. That’s 79 percent. Once again, he is a volume and efficient scorer.
Bridger Hansen
Bridger got to the stripe the most often of those on this list, 104 free throw attempts. However, he is also the least accurate. His 74 made free throws amount to a 71 percent clip. If he can tighten up his accuracy, he could easily top the list and improve his scoring percentages.
Jerry Mooney