He shot 14 free throws. Well over half of them on calls that Brunson "earned" through his foul hunting style. Even the announcers are now resigned to it. On AT LEAST 4 of his shooting fouls, he was driving, he initiated the contact, player is moving their feet alongside him, arms vertical, body vertical...you know, legal guarding position... Brunson throws shoulder in to them, flies head back...whistle, shooting foul.
Definitely does... they both learned from Harden, CP3, etc... I'm all for getting defenders out of position, and off their feet, and cashing in with drawn fouls as a result. But this new bullshit where you can actually deceive an official with a little shoulder bump and head flail... they gotta regulate that out of the game. I think the defensive flopping calls are helping a little bit. Time to come up with some offensive flopping parameters. Brunson should have shot about 5-6 free throws last night.
Could we keep this stupid shit away from the basketball board.
I usually complain about officiating in NBA games. But I agree that they did a decent job. The Pacers got behind because of their play, not due to the officials.
Not real sure about that. OKC plays the most aggressive (foul every play) defense I've seen since Gene Keady scowled up and down the sidelines. But I think they prefer that style to try to slow teams down. If Pacers take care of the ball, they can absolutely wear them down. I like our chances...but obviously gotta finish up with this series first.
Because then LeBum would only make it about 5 minutes into a game before being ejected.
Coach Knight would love him as a player. Getting fouled consistently is a skill. You score points and also get the other team in foul trouble.
The only time it was acceptable to dribble was to improve passing position or into a wide open layup. Motion was a passing cutting offense not a dribbling offense. VPM never knows what he's talking about. Never ..
If he played for Knight he would move the ball. But his ability to draw fouls would be valued.
