07-08-2022, 03:37 AM
(07-07-2022, 11:18 PM)dirkfansince1998 Wrote: This. Just compare Embiid´s and Jokic´s FTr. One is facing up and going to the line at will. The other is posting up and getting hacked on every single attempt. More often than not without a call. And it´s not like he can respond in kind. Aggressive attempts to back down players or create space in the post are offensive fouls.
Exactly. As a big guy C/PF, you have to move like walking on eggs these days. Smaller guys anticipate, get into your way and flop at the slightest contact. No way you can barrel into the zone like old school centers did. Even more mobile ones, always move with 70-80% to be able to adjust. Smaller guys can just jump into the bigger guy and often get the and1 whistle.
This is why centers are marginalised in today's NBA. Fast, quick movement trumps power and size.