levon wrote:ejftw wrote:levon wrote:Norm Powell had a 40% free throw rate his first 1.5 seasons with the the Clippers. That's really high.
His 3pt attempt rate has gone up 10% to 50% which accounts for his drop this year. The only people responsible for Norm Powell not getting fouls is Norm Powell and Ty Lue.
I love how when "free throw" is involved everyone goes basketball braindead.
Let's have fun with those that refuse to see they get the zebra advantage.
35.7% of Powell's shots this year are within 10 feet.
36.4% of Reaves shots this year are within 10 feet.
Who'd have thunk that had Powell taken just .7% more shots within 10 feet, he'd get th same whistles Reaves does!
Also rounding 39.0% to 40% is wild.
To boot, when Norm was at a 39 FTr to Reaves 54.1 FTr, Powell took 44.8% of his shots within ten feet to Austin at 37.8%.
Guess Norm should haven't shot from that close as often to get a similar call.
Golly, it's fun to cherry pick stats just to throw out ad hominems.
I didn't round anything.
I think Norm should be more adept at drawing fouls, simply put. Reaves is a foul merchant that also tries to make the shot while breaking down defenders. My familiarity with Powell's game is he's more catch-and-shoot and can operate some in the paint.
I think the refs fell for more of the foul bait when Reaves was a novelty and less so this season. There was a little bit of Linsanity for sure.
Yeah I definitely caught the rounding mistake as I read last season not 1.5 seasons for Norm, but by the time I went to correct being mobile, you already replied.
Powell is a legitimate three level scorer, whether it's from the arc, mid range or attacking the bucket. If you swapped the name on the front of each respective players jerseys, I have no doubt that Norm would get an extra trip to the line. Reaves isn't getting the same calls as last year, which is clear by his reaction at certain times, but he still is benefiting from getting calls he wouldn't on virtually any other team.
It is what it is... Lakers will, more often than not, get all the 50/50 calls. Do I think it comes from the league office or th refs union? Nah. It's just the way it's called