OT The new foul rules

I know the name originated in England - it originated among toffs, of which I am not one, and nobody uses the term there other than twats. Also, maybe it's just me, but reserving the name "football" for a game where you kick a ball with your foot, and not for a game where you throw an egg and run with it, just seems to make sense.

Also, I know you're joking, but the idea that only goals count as something "actually happening" is enraging.

I say again: the fact that you need fancy equipment at all to play American Football is what makes it so artificial. Does anyone play American Football "growing up" except under the supervision of adults at school? Sure you learn to throw a football back and forth, but actually playing the game? Contrast with basketball, for example. And of course:

 

Has anyone played Pickleball? It's legitimately fun!

 

A lot of things that are fun to play are boring to watch. Tennis certainly falls in that category for me. World football (soccer) is the same. There might be constant flow but large portions of it are in the middle of the field with very little of interest happening.

I suspect that a lot of these things that are fun to watch are things you grew up with or do. I love F1 racing, but I am sure a lot of that is because I did a lot of track racing and i enjoy engineering. I never raced on ovals and do not care for nascar or 1/4 mile dirt racing - I suspect that if I did, I might enjoy watching it.

Can't stand baseball. I would rather watch the Canadian guys brooming ahead of cheese on ice than watch baseball. Cricket is a torture device, I am sure.

 

Rasta’s alter ego.

 

I have not seen the show other than a couple of clips, but I must say that the guy really struck me as the writer giving himself the part of the cool guy. I don't buy him as a professional footballer. (Somebody said that he's basically The Fonz, which may be a reference lost on some younger readers, but it resonated with me.)

Unlike THIS guy:


Who I remember from his unorthodox method of marking the young Paul Gascoigne:

 

I have...I love racket sports...ping pong, badminton, tennis, squash ..all fun....I play ping pong more than any other sport really...

 

for the record, I can't stand american football for all the reasons you said and more...too much equipment and 150 guys on a team...computer chip in the helmet so some guy in a booth tells you what to do every play...takes half an hour to run half a minute worth of action...penalty, penalty, penalty....it's a coaches game...in no other sport does the team need to huddle before every play and be told what to do.......in soccer a ball is all you need for a game...I feel the same about golf....too much equipment

 

It seems to me the refs are calling more fouls "Non Shooting" as well.

 

Or there is another reason; Dame is playing like shit and the fault lies with Dame.

 

Dame is shooting like shit from three, but he isn't driving any differently than past seasons (except he's doing it more). The last 2 games he's averaged 36 minutes, and he's shot 4 total FT's. Last season it would have been 15 FT's in 2 games. Dame certainly looks for whistles like most stars, but he's never really used unnatural moves to draw fouls, not like Harden, Young, and Doncic

 

Yeah, if it's impacting dame getting to the line that much there is probably too much being missed...

 

I used to have a European guy on my team; he would spend just about all of every practice, trying that kick. Never made one in a game.....

 

glad Dame is speaking out because he's being shafted by the new rules. He's driving to the rim at his normal rate, but is shooting 4 less FT's this season, and scoring 4 fewer points

look at the last column:

 

Dame take note:
"Frustrated James Harden Tries To Draw Foul By Planting Gun On Defender"

 

best gauge is FT rate, which is FTA/FGA, not necessarily raw FTA's because minutes and role can vary a lot, season to season

the most revealing numbers there, IMO, is when you look at those impacted most, it is mostly the smaller players, like Dame. I think that's a function of the officials allowing a lot more contact because they are overcompensating so they aren't "suckered" into falling for the types of plays they are trying to eliminate. It will be easier to knock the smaller, shorter players out of sync

I think it's statistically impossible to explain away the dramatic drop in Dame's FG% at the rim, from .631 last season to .528 this season, without conceding Dame absorbing much more contact on his shots at the rim as a big factor