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...junior forward Doug Miller and 13 from junior guard Jeremy Lin, but the team was killed by abysmal free throw shooting, hitting just 7-of-16 attempts, including missing the front ends of four one-and-one chances. This came on the heels of a poor game from the foul line in an overtime loss last Saturday to Dartmouth in which the team made just 17-of-27 free throws, including the front ends of several one-and-ones near the end of regulation...
Wayne Kirby followed the standards, yet he and three passengers still died. Many aviation-safety experts believe such crashes do follow a pattern, one that looks a lot like Kirby's last flight: pilots launch in flyable conditions, only to be confronted midflight by unexpected foul weather, darkness and terrain that they are unequipped to handle. "The FAA says they need to study the situation some more," says Vernon Albert, one of the industry's top safety experts. "That's garbage. They need to get off their butts." (See a story about surviving disasters...
...because it is a lightweight craft that's relatively inexpensive to fix and fuel. But many versions of the 206 don't have the space or the engine power to carry the safety equipment needed to fly at night or in bad weather. Flying an underpowered helicopter blind in foul weather is a common cause of fatal crashes, safety experts say. "There's nothing wrong with the Bell 206, but you have to recognize it's a small aircraft," says Vernon Albert, who founded 34 EMS flight programs, 15% of the nation's total fleet. "But where...
...poor free throw shooting in particular or its performance overall.“Obviously the placement of [exams] doesn’t fare well for us, but it’s not an excuse,” Amaker said. “We didn’t shoot foul shots well, we didn’t take care of the ball, and if you don’t do those things in a game like this, you’re probably not going to win.”BIG MAN ON CAMPUSLin ended the night as the team?...
...Obviously the placement of [exams] doesn’t fare well for us, but it’s not an excuse,” Amaker said. “We didn’t shoot foul shots well, we didn’t take care of the ball, and if you don’t do those things in a game like this, you’re probably not going...