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Good or Bad? Head Ref tonite (James Capers) led NBA in foul calls

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by heypartner, Apr 16, 2017.

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Is Capers and Wright leadingNBA in foul calls...

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  1. heypartner

    heypartner Member

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    Another ref Sean Wright was 5th in the league.

    Here's a Feigen article discussing this with quotes from OKC

    Thunder aim to avoid foul trouble against Rockets

    The Rockets in the regular-season led the NBA in free throws attempted per game, averaging 26.5. Oklahoma City did a relatively good job avoiding fouls in the four regular-season meeting with the Rockets averaging 23.8 against Oklahoma City, but avoiding foul trouble could be especially important in Game 1, and potentially difficult.

    Lead official James Capers led the NBA in fouls called per 48 minutes. Official Sean Wright was fifth.

    "You start getting fouls early in the quarters, now you start putting teams to the free throw line," Thunder coach Sean Wright said. "That's anybody. Being able to defend without fouling is really, really important. Once you get three fouls in the first few minutes of a quarter, you're really putting yourself in a difficult situation."​

    Andre Roberson, matched up on James Harden, said he will be particularly careful to avoid the reach-in fouls Harden is so adept at drawing. Harden led the NBA in free throws made an attempted with Oklahoma City's Russell Westbrook second. Harden's 9.2 free throws per game are more than anyone by Westbrook or DeMarcus Cousins attempted per game.

    "Everybody scores different," Roberson said. "They all have different parts of the game they're great at. James is great at getting to the foul line, penetrating, kicking out to teammates. He has a great all-around game.​

    "It's very important for me to stay out of foul trouble. You stay in the game as much as possible and also stay in the rhythm of the game. When you get two quick fouls, it's tough to get in the rhythm of the game, get a feel for it."​

    GO ROCKETS!!
     
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  2. rockets13champs

    rockets13champs Member

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    We already in their heads
     
    #2 rockets13champs, Apr 16, 2017
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  3. Deuce

    Deuce Context & Nuance

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    OKC wants to play bullyball. Rockets attack the basket on drives. Tight wistle helps Rockets I think.
     
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  4. ISOBall

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    Bad I'd rather see James Harden play then Ames Frauen ref baiting his way to another 0-1 start
     
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  5. heypartner

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    "We're just going to do the best we can," D'Antoni said. "He's [Westbrook]going to get his, obviously. We're going to try to keep him off the foul line and make as many shots ... hard shots. When you average a triple double, I don't think anyone's come up with a way to stop him. You just try to eliminate as much as you can and play well on the other end."​
     
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  6. HookemHorns1250

    HookemHorns1250 Member

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    I just want some kind of consistency. I just hope Bev doesn't get into foul trouble.
     
    #6 HookemHorns1250, Apr 16, 2017
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  7. Mathloom

    Mathloom Shameless Optimist

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    Well we shoot slightly better from the FT line and Lou could really use some extra trips to the line so I would say it's a slight advantage for us.
     
    #7 Mathloom, Apr 16, 2017
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  8. FTW Rockets FTW

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    Anygame without Joey Crawford or that Tony Brothers is a good game
     
    #8 FTW Rockets FTW, Apr 16, 2017
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    This
     
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  10. Os Trigonum

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    what's good is we're back to discussing basketball games instead of that stupid MVP race. So I take it as a positive, 100%. ;)
     
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  11. ScolaIsBallin

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    VERY good. A lot of Harden's game relies on getting fouls called. OKC plays very physical
     
    #11 ScolaIsBallin, Apr 16, 2017
  12. mvpcrossxover

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    Rockets role players will be in foul trouble
     
    #12 mvpcrossxover, Apr 16, 2017
  13. Daddy Long Legs

    Daddy Long Legs H- Town Harden

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    But when do we discuss produce again?
     
    #13 Daddy Long Legs, Apr 16, 2017
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    Doesn't seem to be working?
     
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    Guess who the ref is tonight. Mr. Capers.

    Warriors have not lost a playoff game since 2015 in a game officiated by James Capers. Game 5 Ref = James Capers
     
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  16. Invisible Fan

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    Looks like we have to make our open shots and attack the paint.
     
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  17. DreamShook

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    What is the Rockets record with Capers?
     
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  18. hakeem94

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    it means nothing... they havent lost many po games since 2015
     
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  19. Rivaldo2181

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    Hopefully the rule book will apply to harden again and he will get the calls got all season and playoffs until this series. He's not getting the 3 point fouls called and there were 3 blatant ones in game 4 that were not called. Also not getting many calls on his drives like usual. I can see Draymond getting ejected, dude is going to be over hyped and over emotional.
     
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  20. Kim

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    I wonder if Harden/Curry will get reach-around calls since they both tend to do that when they get beat off the bounce. I know there's a phrasing problem somewhere in there.
     
    #20 Kim, May 24, 2018
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