“He's not shooting threes like everybody else,” Shrewsberry said. “Andrew Funk's not getting to the free throw line. Yeah, I know. He shoots threes. Jalen Pickett plays in the paint the entire night. Whole night. He might shoot a couple of threes here or there. He plays in the paint the entire night and never sniffs the free throw line. That's disrespectful.”
“Some of you guys might not know what I'm talking about,” Shrewsberry said. “If you're a Maryland person, you can look it up. Dude shot one free throw in the last four games, and he's a first-team All-American. He's a first-team all-league dude. He's not getting the same treatment.”
“I don't care. If it's on me, take it out on me,” Shrewsberry said. “Throw me out of the game so I'll shut up and you ain't got to listen to me the rest of the game. But don't be unfair to these kids, man. This kid is giving his all for this team, this conference, whatever. He deserves better.”
Maryland held a 23-4 advantage in free throw attempts winning 74-68. Before Pickett's free throw attempt with 9:32 remaining. He had gone 169 minutes, 33 seconds of game time, a span that covers more than four 40-minute games without getting a free throw. Pickett does the majority of his work in the paint. He’s taken more than 76% of his shots from 2-point range this season, and the majority of those are in the paint when he posts up an opponent. He’s taken 58 free throw attempts this season, which works out to 2.32 per game. Of the top 10 scorers in the Big Ten entering Saturday, Pickett is averaging the fewest free throw attempts per game by a wide margin. Northwestern’s Chase Audige (3.2) and Ohio State’s Brice Sensabaugh (3.3) were the next closest to Pickett.
“Some of you guys might not know what I'm talking about,” Shrewsberry said. “If you're a Maryland person, you can look it up. Dude shot one free throw in the last four games, and he's a first-team All-American. He's a first-team all-league dude. He's not getting the same treatment.”
“I don't care. If it's on me, take it out on me,” Shrewsberry said. “Throw me out of the game so I'll shut up and you ain't got to listen to me the rest of the game. But don't be unfair to these kids, man. This kid is giving his all for this team, this conference, whatever. He deserves better.”
Maryland held a 23-4 advantage in free throw attempts winning 74-68. Before Pickett's free throw attempt with 9:32 remaining. He had gone 169 minutes, 33 seconds of game time, a span that covers more than four 40-minute games without getting a free throw. Pickett does the majority of his work in the paint. He’s taken more than 76% of his shots from 2-point range this season, and the majority of those are in the paint when he posts up an opponent. He’s taken 58 free throw attempts this season, which works out to 2.32 per game. Of the top 10 scorers in the Big Ten entering Saturday, Pickett is averaging the fewest free throw attempts per game by a wide margin. Northwestern’s Chase Audige (3.2) and Ohio State’s Brice Sensabaugh (3.3) were the next closest to Pickett.