The Senator's Got Game

Bill Bradley was a hoops star long before
he was a Rhodes Scholar and became the
US Senator from New Jersey.

For instance, the one-time presidential
candidate still holds the Final Four record
for most points in a game playing for
Princeton in 1965.

You don't put up 58 points like that
against tournament competition without
having excellent shooting chops so when
Jeff D'Allesio of The SportingNews
interviewed Bradley recently my ears
perked up, and I thought you'd
appreciate it too.

'Q: You still hold the tournament record
for free-throw percentage in a game (16-
for-16 against St. Joseph's in '63).

What's the most free throws you ever
made in a row?

A: My freshman year, I think I hit 57 or
58.

Q: What made you so good at it?

A: Practice. Concentration. You have to
have the right stroke, the right rhythm,
concentration and confidence.

Q: So why can't anyone make free throws
anymore?

A: Well, I don't think anyone can shoot.
Forget free throws. It's because of what I
call the ESPN-ization of the game.

How do you get on ESPN highlights? You
make some giant move. They don't show a
guy hitting 8-of-10 shots from mid-range.

That's not news. What's news is the guy
that drives the middle, flips around in the
air and tosses it up or does a giant dunk.
That's what they put on TV. So kids are,
"Well, that's what I want to do."

And they don't put in time shooting.'

Now you have the chance to reverse that
trend.

Q: Are you going to put in the time?

A: ...

Shoot For The Stars,

Coach Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

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P.S.S. A late season mini-slump had some
people doubting my Florida Gators, but
based on the SEC tournament they have
the fire and passion back. Scoring is so
balanced though none of them are
anywhere near averaging 20 points a
game even though on any given night
any of the starters might.

Having a team with that kind of talent
and balance is extremely rare though so
the odds of you being a 20 point scorer
on your team can be high as you want.

All you need is the right coaching and
putting in the time. Patrick Chylinski
wants you to be a top scorer and has put
together a special report on how to be an
offensive monster.

He averaged over 20ppg in college and
29 ppg playing professionally in Europe
so the man knows his stuff. Find out
Patrick's tricks of the tradetoday at:

http://www.deandelker.com/20ppg.html

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