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Just like how if you take more shots you avg more points, the more you have the ball the more your in position to be foul. it even works on negative stats. the more you handle the ball the higher your turn over rate. This is why stats can be misleading at times.

 

Here are some facts. With Luka Doncic Austin Reaves and Walker Kessler the Lakers should have 50 wins.

we are embracing the OKC blueprint. Team. Don’t believe me I’ve seen it on our season ticket AD poster.

Luka Kessler Reaves Sexton Carr and Mamu and Grimes made it.

before the season ticket was Either just LeBron

or it was Luka when he got here.

 

thanks; hadn't figured that out.

have you figured out that luka is the best scorer in the nba and is unstoppable and thus gets fouled a lot?

 

This depends on how its break down

 

Not to sure they can sustain the way they did last season if injury pops up. I do feel when healthy better than last.

 

Hey I have something that for maybe the first time you will agree with me and not argue the point even if it hurts like kicking your toe in middle of the night against a chair that was out of place. I've never understood how a stronger offensive player with his defender in perfect position between him and the basket, with his back to that defender is allowed to keep dribbling and bumping him straight backward as long as he wants before trying to shoot with NO foul called. You feel the same way about that?

 

I'd beat you in a one-on-one game and probably most of this site. My pull-up going left you couldn't stop. I'll blow by you, post you, or shoot over you; which way do you want it?

 

I think something have give. Post moves. The defender gets plants and try to hold his position. If you're stronger you get to back him down without it being a foul. I think that's ok if not being overly aggressive. The counter is always getting a stronger defender. Ex Luka can get in a mismatch and over power a smaller player but a bigger stronger taller player then the move becomes less effective.

 

Then a lot of your other angst doesn't hold water. Guy like Austin against a bigger player jumps into him a bit in the air going for a layup at the rim rather than letting the defender bump him off balance. All good rim attackers do it. Flopping is different than drawing and ones on legit scoring attempts.

 

Finding the mismatch has always been a thing. It why Some players get hunt. If that's to run a post moves. A blow by etc. it's easier to blow by the slower player and easier to post the smaller player. Problem with posting up in today's game is you have to be quick with it and have to have shooters. If not you're going to get swarmed.

 

Flopping is tricking the ref. Falling down and pulling the player with you is tricking the ref, going for a shot a flair after contact is also trying to get the ref to blow a whistle, it turns a minimal contact into a big hit. if you go to the lane without the intention of shooting but to draw a foul it's also intentional to go to the line. These are not natural shooting motions but being tricky tactics. It's all part of the game. The issue is when it's done to an excessive levels like every single play. It becomes an eye sore. Fouling is part of the game but how many people you think want to go to a game only to see free throws on every trip Down the floor? X player get foul normal play another act like he got whacked with a bat. Same exact contact different reaction. I don't put all the blame on players. The nba is all over the place with how they call games on a nightly basis. So if you get the call last night you're expecting it today.

 

Man, remember when it felt like we were getting any and all NBA updates like DAILY......and now it's crickets!?

This is the boring time now.