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Joel Embiid leads the NBA in Drawn Foul % on Drives by far. The gap between him and #2 Cam Thomas is bigger than the gap between Thomas and #35 Immanuel Quickley (alien.top)
submitted 9 months ago by AdulasMoonblade@alien.top to c/nba@nba.space
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Embiid has mastered the art of ~~flopping~~ drawing fouls on drives.

Here's the top 10

  1. Embiid—19.8%

  2. Thomas—13.9%

  3. JJJ—13.3%

  4. Dame—12.9%

  5. Paolo—12.0%

  6. Trae—12.0%

  7. LeVert—11.4%

  8. Jalen Green—11.3%

  9. Hayward—11.2%

  10. Giannis—11.1%

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[–] bkbeam@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago (6 children)

Weird how SGA's game is the exact same as last year, yet his foul calls plummeted

[–] tr1vve@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago

Deservedly so when he pushes off every drive

[–] GotKarprar@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Same with Luka

[–] egirldestroyer69@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Its because they normally try to make the shot instead of pure theatrics

[–] GotKarprar@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago

Nah Luka definitely foul baits he just isn’t getting it called anymore this year. Although idk if it’s rly baiting since he’s getting hacked everytime he drives

[–] Sorry-Mushroom-8800@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago

embiid made the most shots in the nba last year

[–] Angelic_Phoenix@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago

Refs obviously trained their "anti-flop" measures on some of the big offenders from last year. Its obvious if you watched him last year vs now that the same exact drives that make contact are now no-calls

[–] TdotSkunt@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago

Same with Pascal. the league is a fucking joke

[–] OKC2023champs@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Dude could average 35 a night on high efficiency with the middy/drive game. In this day and age that’s wild to see. SGA averages more drives per game than anyone in the last 10+ years by far

[–] Sokkawater10@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago (3 children)

There’s less people packed in the paint to foul him when playing OKC because their perimeter shooters have improved

[–] bkbeam@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

More like he forgot to compliment the refs this year

[–] HippiesBeGoneInc@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Most impolite Canadian.

[–] VoidMageZero@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago

Maybe it's because of that house issue. Dude is stressed at home. 💀

[–] IzaacLUXMRKT@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

He's getting fouled on almost every drive, they just straight up aren't calling them

[–] Sorry-Mushroom-8800@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago

now you understand why embiid sells contact as much as he does

[–] jocro@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago

It def is a little of that, but he's also night to night just not getting the same whistle. Is what it is, and should even out a bit over the season.