Of course it is. And which NBA team employs a switch-everything defense? Sometimes it feels like the league doesn't even attempt to hide their Warriors favoritism.
These aren’t new rules. So, they did call them before. Just rewatch Game 1, and the two quick fouls on Ariza covering Klay off-ball, which gave him his 5th with 9:30, and severely screwed our 3rd Q rotations and rest minutes. It isn’t a conspiracy that wasn’t already allowed. But it is the league telling the refs what needs to be called more.
For what it’s worth, Stevens was talking about attacking switching with Big Men in the low post (like Spurs do), and calling more fouls on guys like Paul for wrapping up the Big. That’s not something we see GSW try to exploit, albeit, before Cousins. On the perimeter, this rule emphasis hurts other defenses more. btw: Switching in the low post always comes with our guards steering the Big baseline into our trapping help on the block. We are very good at Trapping the Block. So, imso, our defense (switching defenses) will not be hurt as much as regular defenses. This could actually cause more switching throughout the league. Where it hurts us is on the benefit side. GSWs offense benefits more than our offense.
Interesting read https://www.theringer.com/nba/2018/10/30/18038802/nba-defense-offensive-boom. Also contains some quotes from PJ Tucker, MDA.
It seems like we got screwed over the most on this rule. In general it seems like the refs arent calling as many fouls for us either..like what the hell.
i wonder what the stats are on this new rule, wouldn't be surprised if we've been called the most per game thus far
No way the Pistons would have won their championships with this current wave of officiating. The league, the media and the fans need to love you before you can get the help you need in the playoffs.
Adam Silver: Rule changes boosting offense as intended CLEVELAND -- The increase around the NBA in scoring this season has been a hot topic among coaches and players. Commissioner Adam Silver said Thursday he believes the league's new rules that have led to more offense are going well. "We had a call with our competition committee last week, which is made up of coaches, GMs, owners, players, officials to discuss just that," Silver said at a news conference to announce Cleveland as the 2022 All-Star Game host. "And the consensus, or the strong feeling from the group was that the rule changes were happening as we intended." The league-wide scoring average of 112.3 would be the highest in a season since 1970-71, when it was 112.4. Of the 30 NBA teams, 19 are averaging 110 points this season; six did so last season. Silver said the intent of the new rules was to cut down on defensive players clutching and grabbing. "The question that seems to be coming back from some of the coaches and players is in essence is how much physicality will be allowed on defense," Silver said. "Everybody's feeling their way through this a little bit. What we're hearing is the teams will adjust to wherever we end up, they just want to make sure there is consistency across the league."
sometimes its like im the only one who hateshtis new rule. why dont they just come out and say no more defense? the avg team ppg will be 140-50 in a few years
Teams that benefit most from this: current GSW, Jazz from the 90s, and Dallas from early 2000s. I think Tad, Tilman, and Morey sat courtside to witness the reality that the rule change was not factored into their advanced analytics machine. If we gameplanned for this rule change, we'd be seeing our guys attempt wayyy more flops. Once the dust settles, the flops will be rampant in the league and the phantom calls will be on full display. Harden will need to up his personal rule book. Morey's analytics need to catch up with the rest of the league's. Seriously though, when was the last time our team has benefited from this call in-game? I'm sure there are a few, but only a few. With EG's worst shooting slump causing him to attack a lot more, I'm surprised he hasn't been called for any. CP will catch on soon enough; however, his size won't stand out as much to benefit. It's our bigs and ballhandlers that really need to learn the art of embellishment. In all seriousness though, I CAN'T WAIT for this rule emphasis to be on display in the playoffs (given that we make it there).
Yeah, but a main part of "consistency across the league" is that if you re-emphasize what's legal on defense wrt holding and grabbing, then you should match that by equally watching the offense for illegal screens. but no, they just want more scoring, but you won't see Kerr tweeting out complaints on his iPhone 10, because softening up the defense while allowing very liberal screens helps make the Warriors invincible.
Adam Silver: "We didn't like how close the Rockets were to being able to beat a 4 all star player team with their 2 all stars. So we decided to change the rules to make it tougher for them and easier for our golden boy, Steph Curry. He is adorable. We wanted to make it easier for them. And now they have 5 all stars. We won't be calling the moving screens, but will call the grabs. With their 5 all stars and the rules in their favor it will allow us to bathe in their beauty."
It's kind of like if the Yankees don't hit enough home runs to entertain the fans, they shrink the strike zone to help them.
I believe adjusting to this rule change has more to do with our early problems than any other single factor.
