Auburn guard Quantez Robertson cannot be accused of not caring.After the Tigers' 68-65 loss to Florida on Wednesday night, the senior, who went 0-for-6 from the free throw line, missing the front end of two one-and-ones in final four minutes, walked home to his Auburn apartment.
"I just had to try to take it off my mind, because I felt like I let my team down, and they look for me to make them shots," Robertson said. "I just had to walk home and get them off my chest, try not to worry too much about it."
Teammate DeWayne Reed said Robertson lives about four blocks away from the stadium. Not a great distance, but it was fairly cold out last night.
Robertson said he's done it before. He missed a free throw with 21 seconds left of an eventual one-point loss to LSU last year. He said it helped him focus for the rest of the season.
Auburn, as a team, went 10-for-21 from the free throw line Wednesday. It is shooting 59.2 percent for the season.
4 comments:
.....Four blocks? OH, the HORROR! We can't let our pampered athletes do that! They might actually get some exercise...
.....As I recall, back when I was in school, it was AT LEAST 4 blocks from any D-zone parking, to Haley Center. From Eagles West to Parker was a half mile or more. And you did it, cold, rainy, or whatever. Every day.
.....The worst was when a spring popcorn shower would blow up while you were out in the middle of the Drill Field. There would be wind that nearly blew you off your feet. Open an umbrella, and the wind would shred that thing. You'd get to class looking like a drowned rat.
.....Anyone know why they built the sidewalks on the Auburn campus to be lower than the surrounding dirt? Every time it rains, the sidewalks are little rivers...
I recall having to walk to school shoeless, through a foot of snow, piercing wind and below-zero temperatures. And somehow it was uphill both ways.
Sorry about the deleted comment, but we've got to keep the language completely clean, otherwise I start hearing about it from higher-ups.
Even if it's not too bad, it's got to be fit for print. Let's put it that way.
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