What happened to the whole thing about players being fined for flops? Or referee's getting disciplined for bad calls? The NBA has no accountability or consistency with which it holds their officials. This era of "trying to draw a foul" rather than actually play the game has ruined basketball and slowed it down. Who the hell cares if you score 40 when you're shooting 15 FT's a game? This has to stop. If you're caught flailing your head back, trying to extend your arms to initiate contact, flopping, you should be given a warning. After 5 you should be fined, at 10 a suspension.
Immediate unsportsmanlike conduct technical, imo. Run the risk of getting ejected and eventually suspended.
Yeah, it's about the spirit of the rule/game. But everyone's bought in. The ringer did another fawn puece in harden today, and in part of it they haughtily sneer at those who think drawing fouls isn't a basketball skill. The war is sort of over, much like my league pass subscription in the very near future.
kobe had 20 FTAs in his 61pt game at MSG. however, he shot 19-31 from the field and 3-6 from three (instead of 5-20).
Can’t wait for years later when it comes out that there was infact an agenda for Harden. I mean the ref is looking right at it.