On the subject of free throws

An interesting stat made the rounds today: Dwight Howard has missed as many free throws (332) this season, as Steve Nash has in his ENTIRE 17-year career.  Howard is coming in this season at 314-for-646, a balmy 49%, which is dead last among qualified players.  That is down from his career average of 57%.

Nash, on the other hand, is a 90.4% career free throw shooter, the best in history.  So maybe not the most fair comparison.  Nevertheless, still ridiculous to think about.  All that money, and you can't even count on him to make free throws.  A franchise cornerstone who is a liability at the end of close games.  Wild. 

 

Dwight Howard's poor free throw shooting leads to spike in kitten deaths

Luckily free throws aren't what wins and loses games according to this genius.  Wait... the Lakes lost last night after he missed both these free throws when they were down 92-90?  I'm sure that didn't have any bearing on the outcome of the game.  They lost because of poor defense and poor defense alone.

Every time Dwight Howard misses a free throw, Ron Ron kicks a kitten.  Howard has single-handedly helped control that cat population of Los Angeles. 

Great job, Dwight!