[Graph] The NBA Net Free Throw Attempt Differential Since Start of 2022-23, Thoughts?
April 13, 2024
[Graph] The NBA Net Free Throw Attempt Differential Since Start of 2022-23, Thoughts?
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FTL.
NBA fans: “The Lakers always get the golden whistle!” NBA statistician: *”Hold my beer.”*
Correct my math if I’m wrong, but the differential between first place Lakers and second place Knicks is bigger than the Knicks and the 3rd to last place Detroit, which is absolutely insanity.
This is some congressional hearing type of shit.
Lakers fans see this stat and say “well duh we drive to the rim more than any other team and shoot low volumes of 3s” that fan base is so cooked man
Also of note:
The findings from Matt Moore, an nba writer, were that 1) much of the Lakers significant advantage in FT differential is that they get teams in the bonus more often and faster than every other team in the league, meaning they shoot a helluva lot of FT that aren’t related to paint shot attempts. 2) they have the lowest rate in the league of fouling opposing teams on their paint-shot attempts, meaning teams don’t shoot a lot of FT against the lakers because the Lakers don’t foul often in those situations.
Now people may ask “why do the Lakers get into the bonus so often and so fast?” And “why don’t the Lakers get called for as many shooting fouls as everyone else?” “It must be the NBA manipulating things for LeBron and the big-market Lakers!”
And I’m not going to tell them they’re wrong or … right. That’s just how the stats explain their advantages.
(I pasted from the Pacers sub some extra context for the disparity in favor of the lakers)
6 comments
FTL.
NBA fans: “The Lakers always get the golden whistle!” NBA statistician: *”Hold my beer.”*
Correct my math if I’m wrong, but the differential between first place Lakers and second place Knicks is bigger than the Knicks and the 3rd to last place Detroit, which is absolutely insanity.
This is some congressional hearing type of shit.
Lakers fans see this stat and say “well duh we drive to the rim more than any other team and shoot low volumes of 3s” that fan base is so cooked man
Also of note:
The findings from Matt Moore, an nba writer, were that 1) much of the Lakers significant advantage in FT differential is that they get teams in the bonus more often and faster than every other team in the league, meaning they shoot a helluva lot of FT that aren’t related to paint shot attempts. 2) they have the lowest rate in the league of fouling opposing teams on their paint-shot attempts, meaning teams don’t shoot a lot of FT against the lakers because the Lakers don’t foul often in those situations.
Now people may ask “why do the Lakers get into the bonus so often and so fast?” And “why don’t the Lakers get called for as many shooting fouls as everyone else?” “It must be the NBA manipulating things for LeBron and the big-market Lakers!”
And I’m not going to tell them they’re wrong or … right. That’s just how the stats explain their advantages.
(I pasted from the Pacers sub some extra context for the disparity in favor of the lakers)