Capn'O wrote:Interesting. That shows. Maybe they've overcompensated though.
They've definitely been looking at his hunting for charges differently.
I think for Brunson it's more a factor of he's playing fewer minutes and we've slowed our pace down a lot post-ASB
Pace went from 97 pre-ASB to 94 post-ASB, and Brunson has gone from about 36 mpg to under 33, which is a good thing because Thibs isn't wearing him out, but I think that's more the reason why than anything
Cause you look at per36 numbers, his free throws per36 went from 6.3 pre-ASB to 6.0 post-ASB. So slight decline, but not a huge amount. Per100 possessions, from 8.6 pre-ASB to 8.5 post-ASB, virtually identical
You can argue he's been not getting calls all year and I think there's a point there, but people are drastically overstating the difference. Plus, I find it hard to understand how the same people saying the Lakers being #1 in free throw differential over 2 seasons is clear evidence of rigging, but the Knicks at #2 are being rigged against somehow
Every single fanbase feels like the refs are against them personally. At least some of them have to be wrong, mathematically speaking.