Pistons could use virtual reality to help Drummond's free throws

Everything is on the table when it comes to helping Andre Drummond overcome his free-throw woes.

Stan Van Gundy and the Detroit Pistons are already considering having their franchise center shoot underhanded at the charity stripe after he hit an abysmal 35.5 percent of his free throws this season. But the unusual ideas don't stop there.

"Everything's on the table, whether it's some things we can do with visual imagery, some virtual reality stuff, changing dramatically how you shoot the ball - it's all on the table," Van Gundy told ESPN's Zach Lowe.

Van Gundy identified part of Drummond's problem as inconsistent form.

"It's like golf. Every once in a while, you put a good swing on the ball, and it's great, but unless you're a really good golfer, you can't repeat it," he said. "We want to get to a point where he can repeat it, and that's gonna take some different work other than just being in the gym."

Drummond was routinely targeted for Hack-a-Shaq fouls this season, which skyrocketed to record rates across the league.

The Rockets went so far as to have their 15th man hack Drummond five times in nine seconds to put Houston into the bonus at the start of a half in an effort to get him off the court.

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Intentional fouling rules might be amended to avoid such silliness, but the Pistons won't wait for the league to save them and are tackling Drummond's shooting problem head on.

"Over the next couple of weeks, we're gonna get together as a staff, talk to some outside people, and sit down with Andre to see where his head is," Van Gundy said. "For it to be any good, you have to have buy-in from him."