Will TJ McConnell break the record?

[ampersand5]

Longest streak of games with 20+ minutes and no attempted free throws

1) Shawn Marion 19 games (2014)
2) Pablo Prigioni 16 games (2014)
3) TJ McConnell 15 games (2016)

[bchaikin]

mcconnell has played 449 minutes to date without a single FTA. the most minutes played in a season without a FTA was luke walton, 364 min in 11-12 (not sure the most minutes played before at least one FTA)...

ever watch mcconnell play? he routinely drives to the basket, even within a few feet of the rim, yet will always pass off if any defender is nearby, will make no attempt to try to score or draw a foul. does this as much as 7-8 times a game...

[ampersand5]

Marion played 514 minutes and 21 seconds during his streak.

[Mike G]

In the 2001 playoffs, Danny Ferry went 334 minutes without a FTA, in 13 G @ 26 mpg.
He was 21/46 from the arc and 6/22 inside it.
That's the opposite of McConnell, who has hit .292 on 3's and .524 on 2's.

[Statman]

mcconnell has played 449 minutes to date without a single FTA. the most minutes played in a season without a FTA was luke walton, 364 min in 11-12 (not sure the most minutes played before at least one FTA)...

ever watch mcconnell play? he routinely drives to the basket, even within a few feet of the rim, yet will always pass off if any defender is nearby, will make no attempt to try to score or draw a foul. does this as much as 7-8 times a game...

Yep, watched EVERY game he played at Arizona - & that's exactly what he does.

Was BY FAR his biggest red flag in his NBA projections - he almost never creates contact to get to the line. I was confident the rest of his game was at least backup NBA PG quality. But as a guy with the ball in his hands a ton - not getting to the line is not a good sign for enduring NBA "success".

The amazing thing is - he DRIVES to the hoop often (as was said), he's not at all the type of guy that one would think would NEVER get to the line - one would think that would be reserved for designated three point shooters who do nothing else. Just by pure chance you'd think he would get the foul call in a bonus situation.

The other odd thing about him - he'll dive all over the court for loose balls & such - BUT he doesn't seem to have ANY ability to "look" like he was fouled when going to the hoop, or going around screens, etc. He doesn't fling himself to the ground on drives, he doesn't do any whiplash action when a defender touches him, etc. I like that about him watching him play - but the analytics side of my brain hates he doesn't sneak foul calls to get himself free points.

[Mike G]

He'll almost certainly attempt a FT as long as he is playing. Then he may or may not end up among these player-seasons with most minutes with fewest FTA:

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. player         yr    Min  FTA
Luke Walton     2012   364    0
Josh Childress  2012   491    2
Mike Miller     2015   701    4
Mike Miller     2012   752    5
Troy Murphy     2012   956    9
Pablo Prigioni  2014  1283   12
Keith Bogans    2013  1408   17
Matt Bonner     2009  1928   23
John Paxson     1992  1946   37
Blair Rasmussen 1992  1968   40
Steve Blake     2010  2159   48
Anthony Peeler  2003  2245   50
Jose Calderon   2014  2468   63
Jason Kidd      2011  2653   77
Kurt Thomas     2005  2855   84
Jason Kidd      2010  2881   99
Shane Battier   2008  2907  101
Dennis Rodman   1994  2989  102
...

http://bkref.com/tiny/ouPbc
Nobody has finished a season with exactly one FTA in more than 279 minutes.

[ampersand5]

McConnel made one free throw 7:24 into the first quarter of his last game. the streak is over.

35 minutes or so short of the record.

[Mike G]

With 1 FTA in 517 min., he supplants Childress in the #2 slot (above) -- most minutes with < 4 FTA.
[He didn't make the FT; he's 0-1]