Golden State fouled Howard intentionally throughout the game because he's a bad free throw shooter. Obviously, that wouldn't be the strategy against Yao.
Lol at everyone hatin in this thread. I saw the game last night and Howard was just flat out dominant. Getting the ball down low almost every possession and scoring. He has now a Go to move who worked very well last night. No one could stop him yesterday and he has been clutch in that game.
No. Howard gets fouled MUCH more than Yao because he plays more of a power game that is closer to the basket and can't shoot FTs well.
I wont pretend to have seen every Warriors game this year, but they didnt look good last night. I saw some questionable strategies being executed out there. For all the talk about improving the defense this year has been more of the same. Also he's never even been an assistant before. I'm ot sure what qualifications he bringa to the table. Not trying to be a jerk, I'm genuinely curious. What makes you so confident in his coachig abilities?
Not true. If a guy is a poor FT shooter, 50% or less, then he is chewing through possessions at the FT line and running his team's PPP down. Points per possession is a big deal for a team. The best teams have the highest PPPs, and if their PPP is 1.2 and the free throw shooter is only giving them 1 PPP because he's a 50% FT shooter, then he is actually hurting his team's offense. Dwight had a monster game last night, but as crazy as it sounds, GS stayed in the game a lot longer than they should have by piling up all those FTs for him. He was totally dominating the defender. If they hadn't fouled him, Orlando would have run away with the game and won by 20 and he would have got 40 or more.
Well the FTA mean he is reeking havoc on the other teams roster because of foul trouble. I would say that is just as significant as his FTM. he could cause the other team to sit their best players.
1. Experience. He's a former player, that played the point guard position, that won everywhere he played, that worked with a ton of coaches, who all liked him. 2. Basketball and People smarts. He's basketball smart. He knows the game and he knows the NBA game. He knows how to handle NBA players. 3. Organization commitment. He's got a good GM backing him up, committed to improving the roster, chemistry, that is committed to building a winning culture, and as a result, they are committed to Mark. 4. Strategy. I've seen enough of his commentary to know he knows X's and O's and how to draw up a play, how to generate highly efficient offensive sets, and how to run a defense. 5. Leadership. He is a leader with great leadership qualities. I played the game. He's a guy that makes you want to play, play hard, and play for him, and run the offense and defense the way he is coaching it. Golden State is on their way up.
BS. If players didn't guard Yao Ming dirty, he would've scored on them 90 percent of the time. And plus why front when you can just hand check like crazy, grab jerseys, trip, arm hook, and do god knows what AND get away with it
But if your bench player rack up fouls then who will come in for your starters? You are trading effective minutes for free points. Risky for good teams that rely on their solid bench. Bad teams? well I guess they have nothing to lose.
does anybody know what the point spread was for this game? was this to slow down the game for the over and under or to beat the spread or something. i'm growing very suspicious of nba and pro sports in general. i'm not saying it's for sure but it's a fact that it's happened before.
You get the opposition in foul trouble. You get your team into the bonus early. You get more possessions because the clock is stopped. You get to set your transition defense. FTA FTW
Again, a lot of it is using players who wouldn't have played at all. Who cares is Hasheem gets into foul trouble? Getting into the bonus early is less relevant if they are fouling such a bad ft shooter anyways. You get more possessions but so does the other team. How is this at all relevant? Not if you miss the FT's, which is not different from missing shots in terms of transition defense.
