MANHATTAN – Bruce Weber noticed an upset child standing near the free-throw line inside Kansas State’s practice facility. The Wildcats were hosting a summer youth basketball camp, and seemingly everyone else in the building was in a terrific mood.
What’s wrong, Weber asked the child.
Well, the child explained, he couldn’t make a free throw. He had practiced his shot all month, hoping to make a good impression at the camp. But nothing was working. He made free throws all the time in his driveway, but here, with pressure mounting and strangers watching, he was putting up bricks.