Yea I've watched the last 4 or so of these playoff games. The problem is Foster doesn't call Chris' flopping. Paul then gets mad, and this affects his game. When he plays poorly, he gets chirpy and his team generally plays worse.
Fosters crew generally calls fouls that are above the waist. Paul likes to reach and poke guys above the waist on defense. Didn't watch last night to have recent context, but Paul has an axe to grind.
It's weird to me tho that many acknowledge Paul flops and complains to the refs all the time. So the one ref that doesn't put up with his bullshit is called crooked. And we are supposed to take Paul's comments as gospel.
As for everyone saying, "betting lines change when Foster refs, how is that not significant?" Betting lines are based both on the likely outcome of a game combined with the rate of betting seen on a game. So, if Foster games see more betting on Paul losing than normal, the line will shift to entice betting the opposite direction. This way, the bookies don't lose all their money. Even if the stats say Foster alters the outcome of games for Paul teams, since Foster is in Paul's head and generally plays like shit in those games, is it a surprise that Vegas would reflect this?
Yea I've watched the last 4 or so of these playoff games. The problem is Foster doesn't call Chris' flopping. Paul then gets mad, and this affects his game. When he plays poorly, he gets chirpy and his team generally plays worse.
Fosters crew generally calls fouls that are above the waist. Paul likes to reach and poke guys above the waist on defense. Didn't watch last night to have recent context, but Paul has an axe to grind.
It's weird to me tho that many acknowledge Paul flops and complains to the refs all the time. So the one ref that doesn't put up with his bullshit is called crooked. And we are supposed to take Paul's comments as gospel.
As for everyone saying, "betting lines change when Foster refs, how is that not significant?" Betting lines are based both on the likely outcome of a game combined with the rate of betting seen on a game. So, if Foster games see more betting on Paul losing than normal, the line will shift to entice betting the opposite direction. This way, the bookies don't lose all their money. Even if the stats say Foster alters the outcome of games for Paul teams, since Foster is in Paul's head and generally plays like shit in those games, is it a surprise that Vegas would reflect this?