[hmmm] In last 8 seasons, Ariza Teams are 0-14 when he gets > 4 Fouls

Pre-game meeting between Brothers and Foster:

Tony Brothers: "Okay, so all eyes are on us tonight. We can't foul out Harden, CP3, Capela, Durant, Curry or Thompson, because the Commish wants the stars on the court. That means we also can't toss Draymond, no matter how much we'd like to. Our hands are tied! How we are going to unduly influence the game? I'm stumped."

Scott Foster: "I've got an out-of-the-box idea. Check this out: If we get Trevor Ariza in foul trouble early..."

 

RIGGED

 

Luc Richard Mbah Moute

 

* PLRMM

 

That's insane. I figured it was playoffs. But 8 SEASONS?!

Trevor and the lack of the bench was what cost us the game.

Edit: not Trevor, but the lack of Trevor

 

Look what happens without Ariza gettin phantom fouls to keep him on the bench.

 

Ariza tonight played 35 minutes and was



Rockets win!

 

you were saying. ariza is by far the best wing in this type of situation and matchup

 

id say that strip on kd was a phantom call but i guess they gotta call something eventually right. just like the harden strip on curry where they called the foul

 

Those fouls didn't put them in a situation where they were relegated to the bench though. That is why I included that qualifier.

 

yeah i was just saying those calls were not fouls at all

 

You know, I should poo poo this for shall sample size or some other lame excuse that don't amount to a hill of beans since this little indicator is similar to my player turnover indicator.

But I'm not going to do that because this is viable. Just like my player turnover indicator is viable. What this little piece of data says is that Ariza is a key defensive cog to the teams he's played on and when he gets in foul trouble it means the opponent is beating him and as a consequence beating the team.

This does not men the opposite axiom is true, that being that when Ariza has less than 4 fouls guys team is undefeated or even has a winning record. What it simply means is when Ariza gets in foul trouble it's virtually impossible for his team to win.

I like it. Need to remember it for the future.

 

Agreed. We have to have Ariza on the floor when Durant is in there or we have zero chance. It's just that simple. Ariza is a huge key for our defense.