<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">CLEVELAND - Poor free-throw shooting is an age-old issue, a common sore point for basketball teams every season at every level. The fans' worn cry of ``If we'd only made our free throws... '' is in the same category as ``Wait till next year.'' So to refer to that tired topic the first week of the NBA season could be considered somewhat reactionary. That stated, perhaps the Cavaliers should be placed on some sort of watch list at this juncture. It's not exactly condition red after they limped to a 15-of-30 performance from the free-throw line in Wednesday's victory over the Washington Wizards. But when considering that in the preseason, they shot 65 percent at the line, maybe the orange flag should go up. Last season, the Cavs shot 73 percent from the foul line, slightly below the league average. ``We haven't done it well in the preseason, and we didn't do it against Washington,'' Cavs coach Mike Brown said. ``I know every team I've been with, we're doing the same drills or perhaps even more.'' That part can be attested. Since the first day of training camp, the Cavs have gone through the same tedious end-of-practice foul shooting. To mix things up, Brown has made them shoot them under pressure (with wind sprints at stake) or shoot them after running to duplicate late-game fatigue, and also has tried various games to improve the percentage made.</div> Source
