Does anybody know how referees call for JVG-coached teams during games? Do referees call a lot of fouls for Ewing or against Ewing? I know Phil Jackson is an excellent coach in nudging referees to call fouls for Shaq. I am not sure how Yao or Steve will get the calls this season. Check the following article: http://espn.go.com/page2/s/hotnot/031027.html
They both already do. You can tell during the preseason that the refs are trying to protect Yao because he had a few obvious fouls passed to Cato to keep him out of foul trouble. Yao is now a star and will get the star treatment.