SB Nation Reacts: NBA Fans Are Milwaukee Bucks Fans

We’re a bit over every week into the season, and whereas we delight ourselves right here at Brew Hoop at sober evaluation, we are able to’t assist however discover that the effective of us who make up the SB Nation Reacts polling group love themselves a scorching take or three.

One of many greatest modifications the league remodeled the offseason was to clamp down on offensive gamers’ growing tendency to overemphasize contact to attract capturing fouls. Unsurprisingly, seems NBA followers are a-okay with a discount in overacting:

Now, whereas I respect the mothership utilizing Trae Younger right here to emphasise the purpose, however what in regards to the king of phantom contact? The earl of exaggeration? Is my buddy and yours, James Harden, unfairly focused by these exact same rule modifications? Let’s ask the viewers!

His profession common of 8.3 FTA a recreation has dropped down to three.0 by 5 video games (it sat at 7.3 a recreation final season), and if the uncooked try numbers aren’t sufficient, there’s additionally the free throw price — a measure of variety of free throw makes an attempt per shot try. From a median of .521 he’s now sitting at .192 which is each a reminder for the numerous price at which he was attending to the road and simply how drastic the shift in the way in which he’s being dealt with by refs. Evaluate that to Giannis Antetokounmpo who, run and dunk man that he’s, has gotten to the road at a close to career-high price per recreation whereas seeing a slight acquire in his free throw price. I’m certain Harden will modify, however the decline is stark when put in that mild.

In fact, after I seemed by the info offered to me in regards to the bevy of questions requested our panelists, I couldn’t assist however chuckle at this snap approval score ballot from Mavs followers about Jason Kidd:

HOW IS IT POSSIBLY THAT LOW? It’s been every week! Every week!!!! Sure, a sane individual would argue that this query shouldn’t be asking followers about their emotions for Jason Kidd, however even nonetheless, 28% of the fanbase pondering you’re going to be out of a job after lower than a single yr is simply too humorous. I’ve no thought how his rodeo in Dallas goes to work out. I do know I don’t significantly miss random nights like this:

What do you make of all of it? Have the NBA capturing foul rule modifications been a step in the proper route? Are we in love with the short-term change with out weighing what (if any) different penalties there could also be? Has James Harden been chosen as a pariah by a league that residually advantages from having stars put up gaudy numbers? Will Jason Kidd be gainfully employed by the Mavs this time subsequent yr?

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