Looks like refs are giving SGA even more FT’s this year

Officiating has ruined the NBA. That game had 91 FTs combined for both teams (and 70 fouls!). Ridiculous.

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26 free throws in a game is ridiculous, and he wonders why he’s hated

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I had to look up the most FTs in a game. The record is 39 attempts (LINK

I didn't watch the game. But it was a double OT game and he played 45 minutes. Could some of those fouls have been intentional?

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Foul Baiting is a winning skill in today's NBA

Imagine if Zion learned how to draw nuanced fouls like SGA does. I think we'd be applauding it and probably be winning more games.

It's a tough watch, but winning in any way possible would be a better watch than usual for us.

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I would still complain because it is trash to watch and whack. But you know like every other Pelican fan knows that Zion gets hit a lot and the fouls don't get called. He is on the hack a shaq lite treatment.

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He is on the hack a shaq lite treatment.

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I mean, no he's not. Hack a Shaq was intentionally fouling him, to force him to shoot FTs, cause he was so bad at them. They are just beating up Zion, with him not getting calls that he should.

Maybe you meant this as Shaq didn't get calls he should have. But there is a bit of a double edge sword there, that might fit a bit with Zion as well. Shaq was a physical player that sought and played off contact. He launched himself at and into other players. He needed to rub defenders to work off and create his shot. Zion does a bit of that too. When you seek that out and initiate it, where as almost all other players avoid contact, it's hard to officiate. I'm not making excuses, but we can't act like it's normal or we want the refs to take away his advantage by making it too restrictive..

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Foul Baiting is a winning skill in today's NBA Imagine if Zion learned how to draw nuanced fouls like SGA does. I think we'd be applauding it and probably be winning more games. It's a tough watch, but winning in any way possible would be a better watch than usual for us.

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I would actually stop watching, i want to watch an enjoyable fun team, there’s nothing enjoyable or fun about the way SGA plays

I don't need him to get a shite ton of calls. Just get called fairly in the final 5 minutes like most stars do.

Fears needs to take flopping class and pull out all the stops against OKC.