I played M&B since before warband so STFU and as a person who ALSO played a thrower, and plays sword/shield since CRPG came out I can tell you that throwing is too damn fast.
I had this exact scenario happen to me a few times now, with 150 wpf in 1h and a 100 speed masterwork long espada I should be able to hit a thrower between throws.
Guess what? So did I. Pipe down skipper, you're making an ass of yourself. If you were to act as arrogant as you are right now and tell me to shut the fuck up in person, I would
knock your teeth out on the spot. Secondly, Throwers do NOT attack faster at a rate of 2:1. If a thrower can get in 2 shots before you get 1, then you have not adequately closed the gap between you and him. As a shielder, you are a thrower counter-class.
@Dravic, with 14 PT, you would have either 1 or 0 athletics depending on how high of a level the character is. You should not have been able to out back-pedal an opponent, unless that person also went 100% strength. This leads me to believe that the person probably was most likely a lowish level or did not have adequate WPF/Agility.