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Originally Posted by miami_fan
No disrespect but no you don't.
IMO, this was the one way the players were allowed to police themselves and place a cost on foul seeking. Unfortunately, we all clutch our pearls and removed it from the game because allowing the players to police themselves was not a good product to watch.
Sorry if that came off as too harsh. Funny enough, there is a sort of irony in me apologizing. I am particularly sensitive to the foul seeking/chasing conversation today. I was listening to a podcast where the commentators were suggesting the Pacers needed to "be more physical" with the Thunder and not allow them to run their offense so easily. Then, the commentators immediately covered their asses by saying they weren't saying the Pacers should try and hurt the Thunder and they should be more aggressive within the rules and much more verbal diarrhea after that in order to walk back the talk of being more physical. In other words, be more physical without touching them too hard.
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I’m not listening to podcasts or talking heads. I’ve just been watching the games because my son has gotten into it. And, it is abysmal to watch with the style of play they have.
You’d be hard pressed to find two teams that I am less interested in that these two, but after watching SGA’s bullshit push offs and arm hooks. And seeing him lay on the ground for 30 seconds every time a foul is called and throw his hands up in frustration nearly every time he drives, whether he makes it or not, I would absolutely love to see a Mahorn or Oakley put 5 or 6 fouls on him a game over the course of a series. He’s a ridiculously skilled, outstanding player, but the approach and body language is awful to watch. Last night, while on his pivot foot with ball he headbutted a stationary defender in the chest and then the shoulder and got a foul call 5 ft behind the 3 point line. If he’s not going to get laid out, hopefully the refs start calling fouls on the contact he initiates and technicals on his pissy body language.
I’m now a fan of the Pacers. I love how they run and hustle and push in offense the entire game. I quit watching the NBA years ago, because it wasn’t worth it to watch a full game when they just screw around and play one on one for the first three quarters, but watching the style the Pacers, Celtics, and Nuggets play has made me a fan again.