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Celtics foul to much / NBA refs are awful
« on: January 16, 2016, 08:45:20 AM »

Offline mctyson

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One reason the Cs are blowing so many big leads and losing winnable games (especially in the 4th Q) is that the basically lead the league in one bad category:  opponent Free Throws per Field Goal Attempt.

Right now they allow the 3rd most FTs per FG, only .002 behind both Memphis and Philly. 

I do think there are players on the Cs who foul too much because of bad defensive position (Olynyk).  I also think that NBA referees are some of the worst performing professionals in the world, and they are particularly bad at judging good individual defenders like (Crowder).

This stat has to go down for them to win consistently.


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« Reply #1 on: January 16, 2016, 09:43:50 AM »

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When your slow, you often have to foul your man to slow him down or stop an easy bucket.   We have a couple of guys who are foul prone that way.

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« Reply #2 on: January 16, 2016, 09:47:26 AM »

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When your slow, you often have to foul your man to slow him down or stop an easy bucket.   We have a couple of guys who are foul prone that way.



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Slow footed bigs commit fouls. It's their last stand.

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« Reply #3 on: January 16, 2016, 09:59:45 AM »

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the fouls or even the refs are the least of their issues and not the reason for their problems.

I used to love watching the NBA, the refs have always been an issue. but never to the level they're at these days. I have absolutely no desire to watch or follow other teams or what's going on around the league anymore specifically because of horrible the officiating is. and on top of it how the league caters to and how they've made the officials "part of the game". I was flicking through the channels one day and saw a commercial on NBA TV for a show that features and follows particular referees. to me this is just.....wrong.

the NBA is unwatchable because of this.

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« Reply #4 on: January 16, 2016, 10:42:16 AM »

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Most physical teams are also called for fouls early and during runs in games. C's players do get into guys and refs do get carried away. I mentioned fouls being a big part of why they were a high defensive team as well earlier in the year. It's partly players but it's who they are as a team. A team that grabs, pulls, smacks, and claws fighting for each win. They are also deep enough that any player can sit a quarter for foul trouble and they will be ok. So I have not been worried about it all year. Fouls are expected.


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« Reply #5 on: January 16, 2016, 05:15:56 PM »

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When your slow, you often have to foul your man to slow him down or stop an easy bucket.   We have a couple of guys who are foul prone that way.

Most teams have that though.  If you look at the rankings of opponents FT/FG attempts, one thing is clear:  the worst teams (and defenses) tend to be at the top and the best teams (and defenses) tend to be at the bottom.

This makes sense - teams that are good on defense, communicate to each other, play as a team, help, etc...don't foul as much because they are in position.  The opposite is true for the poor defensive teams.

Memphis and Boston are clearly against this trend.