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I have Ingram on my fantasy team... he's gonna miss at least a couple games, I fear.
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I mostly follow the NBA to keep up with ex-Duke players (woulda said alums but the majority have only played one year these days). As such, Boston has been my favorite team since i was a kid, and that has only been enhanced by adding 3 ex-Duke players to their roster. I haven't had a least favorite team, until now. That is the Houston Rockets. With BOTH Chris Paul and James Harden, it's a pretty easy choice. I detest the way James Harden plays, or better put, the way refs call everything his way. I detest Chris Paul, well, for being Chris Paul.
Well spot on for Ingram. Said 3-5 and he got 4.
Absolutely shameful for the NBA to give Rondo that light of a penalty. Spit on a man and throw punches and 3 is all you get?
Watching the Rockets now, I just saw Harden throw an elbow on Beverly, flail, and get the foul call. He gets the type of favorable officiating in the NBA that Hansblahblah got in college. He’s got real talent, but I don’t think he’d be in MVP discussions without the favorable officiating. Maybe, his normal big drop off in postseason is due to a more balanced whistle.
he shoots FTs at an insane rate, largely due to the b.s. fouls that he gets. People know they have to back off b.c of the driving and that any contact will be called a foul. That makes it easier to shoot. So yeah, i was being a bit hyperbolic, but his success is very much enhanced by getting so many fouls called.
No, it's not the ability to "draw fouls" - its the insanity with which the NBA referees give him preference. At the sport's foundation, the baseline idea of a foul is an illegal contact that gives the fouling player an advantage. The offender is normally guilty of initiating the contract, or of being out of position. Harden initiates illegal contact, gains an advantage, AND gets the calls. I think the NBA has lost the concept of what a foul is.
While it's a bad public look for BI, I think overall it's a very positive move for him. He's a young skinny kid who is being viewed as a potential NBA alpha dog. Showing that he sticks up for himself and his teammates will go a looong way in NBA locker rooms. I am sure this incident earned him major points among players, and probably coaches, too.
The NHL may as well be UFC compared to the "hold me back" NBA culture of non-fighting. I think that everyone recognizes that despite Paul's greatness as a player, he's a cheap shot punk so the fact that the young fella ran back and threw a jab at him will earn him a lot of points, I think. His build and height remind me of the Motor City Cobra.
Jabari is already getting crushed for his (lack of) defense and effort.
Breaking: Zach LaVine and Jabari Parker have been as bad as expected on defense