"Nojel Eastern uncharacteristically misses a free throw"

[clbndgm]

OK. Time to be honest. How many of us ever thought that particular word combination would ever occur? I mean, except randomly by that bank of monkeys trying to type out Hamlet's soliloquy.

How did this happen? He was 6 for 6 in OT against MSU? (6?) Then again 6 of 6 (or was it 8 for 8?) in crunch time against Penn State. Then 5 of 6 today (I think) when we needed every one.

Hey, Nojel. We need you making those free throws- that miss could have cost us the game, buddy!! Whatever he has done is sure paying off big time now. He is still money at the line, but for us now. All the credit in the world to the young man for addressing his biggest shortcoming and doing the work. I am certain I speak for all on here when I say we no longer worry about him being in at the end of a close game. Sure, this may be a small sample (ok, it is) but it is the best small sample we have seen from Nojel to this point. No one has been more productive from the line the last couple weeks so his confidence should continue to grow and this sample should continue to grow.

Nice to have another weapon at crunch time, isn't it?

 

[boilerjr]

OK. Time to be honest. How many of us ever thought that particular word combination would ever occur? I mean, except randomly by that bank of monkeys trying to type out Hamlet's soliloquy.

How did this happen? He was 6 for 6 in OT against MSU? (6?) Then again 6 of 6 (or was it 8 for 8?) in crunch time against Penn State. Then 5 of 6 today (I think) when we needed every one.

Hey, Nojel. We need you making those free throws- that miss could have cost us the game, buddy!! Whatever he has done is sure paying off big time now. He is still money at the line, but for us now. All the credit in the world to the young man for addressing his biggest shortcoming and doing the work. I am certain I speak for all on here when I say we no longer worry about him being in at the end of a close game. Sure, this may be a small sample (ok, it is) but it is the best small sample we have seen from Nojel to this point. No one has been more productive from the line the last couple weeks so his confidence should continue to grow and this sample should continue to grow.

Nice to have another weapon at crunch time, isn't it?

I’ve been surprised that no one has remarked about his Mom working on free throws during his 4 days home around Christmas. She blogged that He shot over 200 free throws as She worked with him. She really did a great job building his confidence. Thank You Treed.

 

[Bob Sienicki]

I’ve been surprised that no one has remarked about his Mom working on free throws during his 4 days home around Christmas. She blogged that He shot over 200 free throws as She worked with him. She really did a great job building his confidence. Thank You Treed.

Treed is a wonderful mom! We all may not always agree with her, but she is - first and foremost - a fantastic supportive mother to Nojel. And right behind that, she is a Boiler. We need to always keep that in mind!

Great game, Nojel! I'm looking forward to his continued development. IMHO, he is only beginning to scratch the surface of what he will be able to do!

 

[spradecki]

i'm sure he is very aware of where he needs to improve. no doubt in my mind that he will.

 

[Jbigler1986]

Is it me or does his free throw shot seem to be getting smoother and smoother by game? It's almost starting to look like a normal free throw attempt. Keep it up Nojel.

 

[NG.q15]

Is it me or does his free throw shot seem to be getting smoother and smoother by game? It's almost starting to look like a normal free throw attempt. Keep it up Nojel.

I said the same thing out loud during the game.

 

[Purdue Grad in Texas]

Since the Boilers' last loss in East Lansing, Nojel Eastern is 29-35 from the FT line, with many of those in a close contest.....simply outstanding. He has entered Beastern mode from the charity stripe, and it really throws a wrench into opponents' game plans, now.

 

[BoilerBulldog]

This tweet is absolutely awesome.

 

[KentuckyBoiler]

It is amazing that he is hitting close to 82% in the last few games. How well he is doing is a testament to his hard work on improving that part of his game. Congrats Nojel!

 

[Purdue0034]

Over the last 3 games he went on a streak of 18 in a row and now 19 of his last 20! 95%!!! That is simply outstanding! Loved seeing him smile as he went to the line!