Quote (Sixers @ Apr 17 2023 10:40am)
Love was in position to take a charge and was set right before Giannis left the ground.
Maybe Giannis should play under control. You know, maybe hit a euro or something instead of just attacking recklessly....but that would actually take skill.
Its bad for the game to encourage defenders to slide under players midair. That isnt defense, that is putting refs on the spot to make a judgement call. Its a 50:50 with no downside for defenders because it is always a foul but gets rewarded as a turnover. The fact that defenders falling backwards to sell the call increases the odds of the payoff also makes it more dangerous for both sides. What should happen instead is allowing defenders to contest shots midair more. This would give more value to strong defenders who can contest vertically, the big man being reduced to a stretch 3 pt shooter is not good for the game IMO
This post was edited by MildSambal on Apr 17 2023 01:15am