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Durant and Lebron FT attempts
How does someone like Lebron who lives around the rim get less FT attempts than someone is mainly a jump shooter? I've come to the conclusion that lebron strength and body type is working against him while Durants is working in favor of him. When Durant gets the slightest touch it looks like he's hacked because he's so skinny whereas lebron appears to muscle through any contact. Ref have been robbing lebron this year on his FT attempts:facepalm. It's the same thing I used to notice with Iverson and Marbury.
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Perks of being a skinny superstar, i guess...?
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[QUOTE=ganja0710]Perks of being a skinny superstar, i guess...?[/QUOTE]
This. Not Durants fault. He's not flopping. He's truly just pretty weak. Being so tall and skinny, when he gets hit his body is affected. Defenders just bounce off Lebron
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Lebron dont get called for nothing unless its an obvious flagrant. Its pretty ridiculous tbh. Seeing the way Durant gets to the line is just :wtf:
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Kobe gets 2 more FTA per game than Lebron. :oldlol: :oldlol: :oldlol:
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Refs take Westbrook's uncalled fouls and give those FTs to Durant.
Lebron/Westbrook get no respect in the paint because they are too big or fast for the contact to be noticed or felt. Officials expect them to finish through it.
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I don't know about Durant, but i have seen Lebron get hit this year on drives with not as many calls getting made as usual for a super-star. There were even a few last night on drives against Gasol and Howard.
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When LeBron gets hit, it barely affects him. When someone pokes Durant with their pinky it throws him off because he is so skinny. Which is why he goes to the line more. BS. LeBron probably gets hit more than him but it barely affects him so they don't call it.
Posted this in another thread. Nothing against Durant, it is what it is
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[QUOTE=lebeast666]Lebron dont get called for nothing unless its an obvious flagrant. Its pretty ridiculous tbh. Seeing the way Durant gets to the line is just :wtf:[/QUOTE]
If Durant got fouled like Lebron does there would be 5 flagrants a game
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[QUOTE=Graviton][B]Refs take Westbrook's uncalled fouls and give those FTs to Durant. [/B]
Lebron/Westbrook get no respect in the paint because they are too big or fast for the contact to be noticed or felt. Officials expect them to finish through it.[/QUOTE]
I think the Ninja Turtle council will not take that the right way if not most likely claim racism
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The lack of "respect" for LeBron only became an issue this season. He just doesn't get the calls anymore, for whatever reason.
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[QUOTE=livinglegend]Kobe gets 2 more FTA per game than Lebron. :oldlol: :oldlol: :oldlol:[/QUOTE]
exactly man:biggums: :coleman:
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Durant swings his stupid hand around...
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Lebron's strength seems to work against him these days.
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They are aware of the elephant in the room
[IMG]http://i.minus.com/iyyfAqqi39w9e.gif[/IMG]
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[QUOTE=Indian guy]The lack of "respect" for LeBron only became an issue this season. He just doesn't get the calls anymore, for whatever reason.[/QUOTE]
Yeah Lebron used to average 10 FT attempts a game every season. I guess they figured he was abusing it because of the all of the And ones he gets because little fouls don't really affect him that much.
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[QUOTE=BuffaloBill][B]Yeah Lebron used to average 10 FT attempts a game every season.[/B] I guess they figured he was abusing it because of the all of the And ones he gets because little fouls don't really affect him that much.[/QUOTE]
STAHP he's only had 3, never consecutively and not 1 with the heat. At least he's a driver too.
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LeBron flops all the time
Refs already knew his style.. They're not going to let him fooled them anymore..
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[QUOTE=KOBE143]LeBron flops all the time
Refs already knew his style.. They're not going to let him fooled them anymore..[/QUOTE]
Lebron has flopped maybe 5 times in his career
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Wish the refs would treat Melo the way they treat Durant...
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[QUOTE=LikeABosh]Lebron has flopped maybe 5 times in his career[/QUOTE]
What?? :roll: That niggga flopped five times in the 2011 finals alone.
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[QUOTE=BuffaloBill]Yeah Lebron used to average 10 FT attempts a game every season. [/QUOTE]
No he didn't.
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[QUOTE=Hoopz2332]No he didn't.[/QUOTE]
Actually, he sorta did.
Lebron averaged over 10 FTA per game in 3 different seasons.
This season though, it seems as if there has been some sort of agreement among the refs to call fewer fouls against him.
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[QUOTE=LikeABosh]Lebron has flopped maybe 5 times in his career[/QUOTE]
:biggums: Will find gifs.
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Lebron flopped more than 5 times in last years Knicks series alone:lol
But, I agree, he's not getting fouls called anymore. KD on the other hand, disgusting:mad:
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[IMG]http://www.sportsgeekery.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/lebron-flop-2.gif[/IMG]
[IMG]http://instntrply.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/BronFlop.gif[/IMG]
[IMG]http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/1115960/lebronflop2.gif[/IMG]
[IMG]http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/836554/jamesflop_medium.gif[/IMG]
[IMG]http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/1125565/flop.gif[/IMG]
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZpGKC62qvs[/url]
What were you saying?
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when they don't call fouls on you, of course it would be a smart move to take advantage and flop or show the foul here and there
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[QUOTE=shallehalle]when they don't call fouls on you, of course it would be a smart move to take advantage and flop or show the foul here and there[/QUOTE]
Flopping is an exaggeration of small - medium contact, not enough so a foul will be called. Taking advantage and flopping will get you fined.
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It's pretty ridiculous this year how little calls he gets and he's still shooting 55%
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Yeah he just doesnt get the calls.
Its amazing that most fans complains how much he is protected by the league and those are the same fans who says he doesnt have a jumper or post game he lives only in paint yet he is taking less freethrows than any superstar in the league.Even less than jumpshooters.
Last night i saw at least 4-5 fouls that just went unnoticed.But most of the time defenders just bounce off of him.
I laughed when artest tried to stop him and lebron just run him over.Reggie miller was talking about how strong he is
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BTW lebron is averaging only 4.8fta per game for the last 7 games.Yes only 4.8.
In that time span he had more points in the paint than anyone else.
Something wrong with that
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Durant is a master at getting calls. I don't know how.
I've seen him get calls even when no one touches him. Literally.. when there is 30cm of space between his elbow and the defenders arm and the whistle blows.
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This is why I can't like Durant. It just seems like the NBA is trying to manufacture a superstar.
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Lebron does not throw himself into a crowd of defenders for tough shots, he passes to teammates whenever he sees a chance.
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[QUOTE=poweredbyoats]This is why I can't like Durant. It just seems like the NBA is trying to manufacture a superstar.[/QUOTE]
I'm sure KD will be able to live on knowing that some random kid on the internet "can't" like him. :lol
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[QUOTE=Magic bird][IMG]http://www.sportsgeekery.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/lebron-flop-2.gif[/IMG]
[IMG]http://instntrply.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/BronFlop.gif[/IMG]
[IMG]http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/1115960/lebronflop2.gif[/IMG]
[IMG]http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/836554/jamesflop_medium.gif[/IMG]
[IMG]http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/1125565/flop.gif[/IMG]
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZpGKC62qvs[/url]
What were you saying?[/QUOTE]
LMFAO, the refs gon learn someday, and they have.
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It's a lot easier to make calls on fouls on iso's and perimeter pumps and jumpers.
That's how Harden gets to the line a lot. Durant and Deron Williams are great at this. Kevin Martin was pretty good at it too when he was in Houston and Sac-town.
I think people still assume "low-post offense = more FT calls," but that's not the case anymore. It hasn't been since the early 2000's.
I think it's a combination of poor offensive-minded big's, how the league caters to perimeter players and the poor officiating is the reason why low-post offense doesn't get you FT calls as much as iso's and perimeter plays.
At least, it's consistent even with superstar players. LeBron's 2012 and this season FT attempts are the lowest since his rookie and sophomore seasons.
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FTA/gm
Harden 9.8
Durant 9.1
Kobe 8.0
Love 7.9
Anthony 7.9
Westbrook 6.8
Lebron 6.3 :biggums:
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