05-19-2021, 10:19 PM
(05-19-2021, 08:37 PM)Jommybone Wrote: * The same logic probably holds for free throws, as even a 70% shooter has a 91% chance of making 1 of 2 freebies. (Math guys, feel free to correct me.)
Yes, a 70% free throw shooter has a 9% [30% X 30%] chance of missing two out of two free throws, a 42% chance of making exactly one free throw [30% X 70% for miss-the-first/make-the-second, and 70% X 30% for make-the-first/miss-the-second], a 49% [70% X 70%] chance of making two out of two free throws, and a 91% [42% + 49%] chance of making at least one of two free throws.
So ...
Please explain what you mean by "the same logic probably holds for free throws."