With all the calls this favors Boston as Marcus,Rozier,Larkin and Kyrie to a lesser degree manage not to get hung up or have capability to fight over and draw fouls.Bostons will and desire showed 2nd half of Houston game" that was playoff style defense on Celtics part."
I have a theory that this energy draining defense, fueled with adrenaline and aggression spills over to missed shots,aggressive shot selection and missed foul shots..In Marcus's case you can see him crashing boards and fighting for rebounds with bigs,as well as his strips and drawing charges.
Jaylens poor foul shooting may be a result.
Bostons defense 2nd half was a masterclass of effort,will and skill-i marveled at Jasons
 last second dunk but it was the pirouette off the rim to defense stance at baselines with those extended arms-little things like aggressive inbound defense that used critical timeouts or forced Harden to push off.
This was a team win and a classic.

refs cracked down this year on moving screens and too wide stances.

Quote from: rollie mass on December 31, 2017, 09:03:36 AM

Secondly -i believe aggressive defense leads to more aggressive shot selection and adrenaline interferes with foul shooting-Marcus goes wild on defense and physical on the boards and it causes aggressive poor shot selection at times-a theory

Jaylens foul shooting percentage drop this year may be a result of defensive intensity and adrenaline boost

The inability to set KG like screens benefits ALL defenders, not just the few Celtics players you mentioned. That's just common sense, though.

The part I quoted above makes no sense, however. Smart is a poor shooter because he's just a poor shooter. Just like CP3, Beverly, Bradley, Kawhi, etc. can shoot despite being great defenders that exert a lot of energy at that end.

As for Brown, FT shooting is mostly mental, assuming your shooting mechanics are sound. Brown's FT mechanics are sound, although I wish he would slow down a bit, and his woes have virtually nothing to do with intensity or adrenaline. His percentages from the field, especially from 3's, instantly debunks your theory.

TP's to all that helped decipher the Davinci Code! 

Quote from: Eddie20 on December 31, 2017, 10:53:55 AM

Quote from: rollie mass on December 31, 2017, 09:03:36 AM

Secondly -i believe aggressive defense leads to more aggressive shot selection and adrenaline interferes with foul shooting-Marcus goes wild on defense and physical on the boards and it causes aggressive poor shot selection at times-a theory

Jaylens foul shooting percentage drop this year may be a result of defensive intensity and adrenaline boost

The inability to set KG like screens benefits ALL defenders, not just the few Celtics players you mentioned. That's just common sense, though.

The part I quoted above makes no sense, however. Smart is a poor shooter because he's just a poor shooter. Just like CP3, Beverly, Bradley, Kawhi, etc. can shoot despite being great defenders that exert a lot of energy at that end.

As for Brown, FT shooting is mostly mental, assuming your shooting mechanics are sound. Brown's FT mechanics are sound, although I wish he would slow down a bit, and his woes have virtually nothing to do with intensity or adrenaline. His percentages from the field, especially from 3's, instantly debunks your theory.

TP's to all that helped decipher the Davinci Code! 

You just named 4 players with next level quickness and explosion.  Smart is a below-average NBA athlete who struggles to play even at the level of the rim.  The theory still holds.