Why Are The Lakers Shooting So Many Free Throws??

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The Lakers have taken a ridiculous amount of free throws compared to their opponents this season, especially since the league apologized for blowing a call that would've sent LeBron James to the line to beat the Celtics in January. Coach Nick goes deep into the footage to examine whether there is a conspiracy to help the Lakers get to the line so much more than their opponents
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[@motthe9778]

didn't expect this to be an Austin Reaves video

[@pinobluevogel6458]

I wish it was mostly about how great Austin Reaves was, instead of how well he gets the whistle. (which he claims he learned from the master baiter James Harden himself)

[@kcross4293]

​@@pinobluevogel6458 great? He had a good game and played well but he isn't great

[@pinobluevogel6458]

@@kcross4293 Well considering his age and where he comes from, he is extremely solid and has potential to get even better.

[@essentialdarkness7380]

@@kcross4293 last 10 hes averaging 20.0 on 56.9 fg% and 44.1 3pt. hes def not there yet but u gotta give this man his props

[@kahungurastephen7806]

It actually isn't 🤔

[@johnmarklawrence4874]

Three things can be true at once: 1) FT disparity is not always unfair, as if teams always foul the same amount each night. 2) Drives per game do not correlate with FT attempts per game. Thank you for pointing this out 3) You have been weirdly defensive of the refs lately. I don’t know anyone in favor of verbally abusing them so I’m not sure why you’ve picked that straw man when coaches/players/fans just want to see refs stop T’ing guys up so quick.

[@camlawrence330]

100% on #3. I have no problem with the individual arguments he often makes. But the defensiveness is striking

[@tuanand955]

Why is it surprising? The world thinks the league is rigged. "Ref you suck" is being belted out by league audiences every game. His position is far more controversial (and nuanced) than the standard "omfg the game is so fixed". Controversies also happen to be great for conversation / channel views!

[@YunisRajab]

Number 3 is not just lately. He's always been soft on refs though not entirely wrong about it

[@omgwtfrofltomato]

Because in regards to #3, theres evidence to the contrary? "I don’t know anyone in favor of verbally abusing them" is so dishonest, gtfo.

[@KWILKSP]

@@omgwtfrofltomato How is that dishonest? Nobody wants a ref to be chastised for no reason. They just want the blatant bs calls to stop. Cut it out

[@dreamingwhales]

There's no point taking a look at each call and non-call and saying it's right or wrong. Just apply god damn SAME STANDARD to the both teams! If you call a marginal contact, fine. Just call the same marginal contact all the way. Then there shouldn't be that much discrepancy.

[@nicholashackie1407]

Facts!!! This is why I've never liked basketball officials ever since I played in high school. I know it is a rough job but asking to be consistent is the only thing we ask for and that's what upsets fans and players.

[@nandy9285]

They are consistent. Not 100% because they're human, but consistent enough. Not the Lakers' fault they play offense in a style that leads to fouls, but at the same time play defense without fouling. Notice people talk about Reeves and not Schroder, D'Angelo, etc. It's almost as if the guy who models the style of Harden and Trae Young gets more fouls than those who don't

[@King-rudy]

There wouldn’t be as much of a discrepancy if other teams had better defense. Lakers have the number one defensive rating for a reason they are good at defending without foul. Other teams think they should just get calls when they don’t deserve it.

[@dreamingwhales]

@@King-rudy you might be right. maybe lakers has been so much better than all other teams in defense so that it shows in numbers of FTs. But referees can make the same play either a good defense or a bad one. It's hard to say they got fewer fouls because they have better defense, or they are given the status because they got fewer calls when you just focus on the numbers of fouls each team gets. One might have to campare each call(and non-call) both team get in a game to say for sure they were consistent or not, but it's close to imposible. Maybe some AI tech can do this one day I hope. I've been watching the league for 20 yrs and truly sick of those referee bullshit.

[@MrChuuch24]

Yup. That’s my issue as well. It’s a business. Making a video like this explaining why the calls are legit (and we know they’re not) is weird to me lol

[@shadysif6220]

Save yourself some time, this is an Austin Reeves bromance video. The Nuggets are treating him, like the role player he is, allowing him to shoot, but keeping him out of the paint, for the most part. Making it nearly impossible for the ref's to make those phantom calls. Without biased officiating the Lakers are complete trash. Jamal and Jokic took their manhood. If the refs don't get with the program, Lebron and the Lakers are headed to Cancun.

[@asark13579]

that Lakers paycheck must've been historical

[@zhijianli5838]

If you are a data analyst, you will find the # of FTs is positive correlated to sizes. A bigger team usually gets more FTs than their smaller opponent. However, Lakers this season just had too many more FTs than their opponents, regardless of Lakers being the bigger team or the smaller.

[@untrillbo]

Lots of offensive fouls not called on lebron his whole career as well.

[@thefly1203]

And travels

[@xhyper5351]

yeahh NBA is helping Lebron, They did it during Cavs finals. He wants to beat Jordan's record. LeFraud cheater

[@Lazyfoal]

@@xhyper5351 jordan rules mean nothing to you then 😂😂

[@robglobal1]

Thousands of no calls throughout Lebrons career. Travels, charges, flops, techs and carries if called correctly would drastically change Lebrons stats and team accomplishments. His entire career is a sham...nothing but smoke and mirrors

[@arizona_anime_fan]

@@Lazyfoal you don't know what the "jordan rules" were if you think it had anything to do with the refs. it was the rules the pistons had for defending jordan. which unfortunately for the rest of the league turned jordan into the GOAT as he improved his game to the point those rules meant nothing to him anymore. those rules were never hard and fast rules but they boiled down to, Never give him the same look twice (vary your defensive coverages), make him go left, always have a help defender to get two bodies on him, always get contact when he drives to the hoop. and unofficially rodman or dumars always be glued to him. Watching jordan play the Pistons with the "jordan rules" you'll notice he got better and better each year against them as he developed his game to surpass them. He became a smarter passer, developed his left to be as good as his right, added more tricks to his bag, and finally, got physically stronger so he wasn't worn out by the physical play. As a result when the Bulls finally broke through you could tell the pistons no longer could contain jordan, and he crushed them with ease. but it took a lot of hard work. unfortunately for the league, the pistons were a grind stone that honed jordan from an all timer into the GOAT with no weaknesses left in his game.

[@user-tg9pm3dg7r]

The Lakers got 80 more free throws than The Warriors during western semifinals , keep that in mind . Glad The Nuggets won .

[@Henry-tf1tm]

Now analyze Steph's non calls. This video isn't an explanation for bad reffing. It's more like a LA fanboying video. These calls are inconsistent as heck.

[@julianpereira5016]

Factssss

[@masterm4679]

agree. there are games where steph almost 0 ft attempt. and this guy Austin reeves is getting calls like he is a top 75 all time. 😂

[@youngboomerragevictim8857]

Imagine if dray got called for dirty play and sxreens tho

[@nicholashackie1407]

The issue is austin reeves averages 4 free throws to steph Currys 5 free throws a game. The problem is curry plays about 12 more minutes a game and also is WAYYY more active with and without the ball then reeves and yet gets nowhere near the same amount of calls

[@Tenz220]

​​@@nicholashackie1407 Reeves draws fouls with his jerky movements. Steph barely gets fouled since he's popping jumpers all game apart from a few layups. LeBron and AD are literally getting hacked

[@KWILKSP]

Coach Nick is becoming a ref apologist at this point…

[@jassynewaz9849]

Hes literally just saying they’re human

[@str8duval]

Sounds like he's just reporting his findings

[@KWILKSP]

@@jassynewaz9849 You’re smarter than that.

[@elizahhoward6810]

To me most of his points have some grounds

[@ig1hunnitk.a229]

Imagine using the word apologist in the KZbin comments

[@_Xds_]

At this point you gotta be on the refs betting payroll

[@AKG9696]

Literally showed a bunch of Lakers fouls claiming they're good no calls and that it's just good defense while also claiming that they get fouled with the same amount of contact LOL

[@thewayofthebeard3680]

It's not just about # of fouls or disparity, timing of fouls is more impactful.

[@yannzheng3179]

Yea in clutch moments those fouls are critical, and those delayed whistles went crazy this season.

[@dirtyface-capone7622]

Yep.

[@Smokinglayups]

So don't foul at stupid moments.

[@EllaXRob]

How the NBA is rigging games for Lebron: Lakers free throw disparity: October: -1.7 November: +6.5 December: +3.4 January: +1.8 (Celtics game last game in Jan) February: +11.9 March: +10.6 April: +8.4 It was also IMMEDIATELY after the Celtics game where there was an uptick. Like you can pinpoint it to the exact day. I mean it must be the world’s biggest coincidence it happened right after the Lakers organisation complained about the calls in the Celtics game.

[@chinter]

This is like the enron guy who shaved fractions of cents into his bank account. If every 50/50 call ends up going one way it adds up to a lot over time.

[@ceanpatricktemporas4616]

Listen. We all know lakers has no shooting outside, thats why it just makes sense for them to have a ton of freethrows since they always look to go inside. But what frustrates alot of nba fans is the blatant disparity in calls. Please keep in mind that we dont have problem with lakers freethrows, but the bs fouls and calls on their favors. Alot of times the opposing team will be on early penalty in a quarter which results to a.) destroy their pace and momentum b.) gets their players, sometimes their star player, in early foul trouble c.) which means lakers shooting more freethrows d.) which will also leave them no choice but to defend softly and will result to lakers easy basket

[@tacen28]

So we should criticize the Lakers for playing great defense w/o fouling?

[@greyklopstock7155]

​@@tacen28this is the problem: they were allowed to play more physical than everyone else and not get whistled. You have to be consistent in your officiating. Warriors fans know this all too well with Steph. Steph gets absolutely hammered constantly, especially on drives. But he shoots often no more than 7 free throws a game if he's lucky. Dudes like Schroeder and Reaves were literally doing nothing but dribbling at the basket with no intention of taking a shot just to get free throws. If you call touch fouls on one team, it needs to be called when it happens on the other side. Because the Lakers were benefiting from touch fouls that weren't being called when they did the same thing. THAT'S what annoys people more than anything.

[@tacen28]

@@greyklopstock7155 Warriors don’t play physical brand of basketball. You act like they haven’t been getting away with moving screens for years

[@tacen28]

@@greyklopstock7155 sounds like Steph should get better at forcing fouls

[@greyklopstock7155]

@@tacen28 what's he supposed to do? Bro gets shoved to the ground in the lane, but because he makes the shot that ain't a foul? He does it all the time. Even on misses, he's getting thrown by dudes in the lane and never gets the whistle. I'm pretty sure Steph could get stabbed and it wouldn't even make it past a common foul

[@lut2843]

The NBA is disgusting and unwatchable at this point. 🤢🤮 🤢🤮 How does 1 player shoot more free throws than the entire opposing team. ? 🤦‍♂️

[@xhyper5351]

Because of Lebron, NBA is helping Lebron, They did it during Cavs finals. He wants to beat Jordan's record. LeFraud cheater!!

[@LeFraudLosesFinalsEveryDayB]

@@xhyper5351 LeBum will still be the GOAT of losing in the Finals 6 times

[@TheShinyHaxorus3D]

AGAIN, the problem is not the calls themselves. The problem is that they are not called consistently for all teams. I've seen so many push shots like 7:15 and landing space fouls like 7:32 not be called for steph curry (even though there's the same amount of contact) that it makes me want to pull my hair out.

[@jdelgado216]

The same can be said about Draymond and techs, a lot of players would get a tech for half the amount of complaining he does every game

[@blottolotto7648]

Austin Reeves out here gettin whistles like he's prime harden

[@bytgfdsw2]

Steph curry has consistently gotten the worst whistle of any stars, probably in history. Last game you see Draymond and Looney asking the refs why Steph doesn’t get close to the same respect as SGA from refs

[@pinobluevogel6458]

@@bytgfdsw2 Steph, like a few other top players, is mostly a stoic player. He doesn't show a lot of emotion, reaction or physical discomfort when he is being fouled. This is ofcourse in his own disadvantage, but it also makes him a much more enjoyable player to watch. No BS, just action and awesomeness.

[@swishdjr]

facts but when Draymond is out there playing football with them illegal screens it evens out😂😂this is a ref problem the players will always adapt.

[@brysencribbs1195]

We have learned one thing this year… When the refs miss a call on the lakers they have “many restless nights” but when they blatantly miss other calls for any other team or player they sleep fine. It’s a problem

[@thomasnguyen3043]

It was one missed call, and it was a pretty fucking horrible one too, not saying it doesnt happen to other teams but how many times for the game winning shot is the most obvious foul not called? Not very often

[@brysencribbs1195]

@@thomasnguyen3043 this year unfortunately it has happened a ton of times. Jeremy grant game winning travel in the beginning of the season. And I believe the 1st or second game warriors vs kings Kevin huerter got fouls 3 times on a game tying 3 to go to over time. Right in front of the ref. Hits his whole body and arm mid shot making it sail out of bounds 10 feet from the rim. Point being there have been a ton of them this year just as bad as the lakers one or worse. But because players don’t fall on the floor and cry about it, they weren’t in the media. And because it’s not lebron and the lakers the refs had nothing to say about it. Just a 2 min report. The refs have to answer for what they do just like the players have to. It needs to be called fair for the whole league not one team.

[@thomasnguyen3043]

@@brysencribbs1195 refs saying things abt it dont change the fact that a bad call was made, do you want them to tweet out everyday that they have sleepless nights? And obviously the lakers are going to get posted more than other teams, they have lebron. Those sleepless night posts dont mean shit when the bad calls keep happening

[@brysencribbs1195]

@@thomasnguyen3043 that’s my point bro. Do something about the refs. 1. Make every team and player across the league whether good or bad or superstar or role player officiated the same way without bias. 2. Regardless of that they are awful at their job especially this season. So something has to be done because it’s just bad all the way around. And that means not falling for foul bating as well. They have been awful all year for everyone

[@SayWhat336]

the "many restless nights" was sarcasm. white people's favorite language

[@sixsimpson2480]

This explains them being +400 more free throws than their opponents! 😂

[@dirtyface-capone7622]

Yeah double the rate of the #2 (Kings)team in that category.I think the Lakers were something like +473.Kings +255.I don't know how you can just excuse that.The way the guy in the video describes the Lakers, you'd think they'd have the best record in the league.Which was not the case.They were bottom dwellers most of the season who barely made the playoffs.It's not just the foul rate.They were also called for the least amount of fouls during the season.There's always been a "politics"angle to NBA reffing.Normally, you have to earn their respect, or become somewhat of a star.I've seen a bunch of high effort underdog type players like Austin Reaves come into the league & not get an ounce of "respect" from the refs.When LeBron went down with the ankle injury around March, Austin Reaves all of a sudden started going to the FT line at the same rate as guys like Giannis & Embiid.For a whole month! I just have a feeling if Austin played for say the Hornets, he wouldn't get the same amount of calls.

[@sixsimpson2480]

@@dirtyface-capone7622 couldn’t have said it any better! There’s a reason some of those losers at ESPN are so confident about Lakers making the finals, we gotta wait and see smh!

[@xhyper5351]

yea Because of Lebron, NBA is helping Lebron, They did it during Cavs finals. He wants to beat Jordan's record. LeFraud cheater 1000%

[@sixsimpson2480]

@@xhyper5351 100%

[@tetsurokuroo3885]

@@sixsimpson2480looking back, im kinda surprised they didnt 😭 denver swept they ahh

[@oliverliu5065]

Everyone who watch basketball should unite and call NBA out for this bullshit.

[@jrock2019]

Here after game 3 with warriors. Man refs messed up the game. Going for Esther team

[@yankeesforlife24]

A. call out refs for being bad this year and prior years b. Admit that could be better or c. Triple down and say that the refs have done nothing wrong for the third video in a row.

[@orielsy]

Coach: C. Triple down. And a fourth video is on the way where I quadruple down.

[@hmmBEEFY]

How about how Steph has 2 mvps and 4 rings. Should be getting double the calls

[@shaneth138]

Make a video of all the missed calls then. I watch that dude all the time and he is on the perimeter 90% of the time.

[@Doublej1336]

Bro is blatantly lying about DLo. That shit was on his wrist/forearm

[@gandydancer9710]

I assume you're talking about the Booker non-call. No, it wasn't on Booker's wrist/forearm

[@nightryder16]

And in game 3 of the warrios/Lakers series was disgusting.

[@birdsareneat818]

How?

[@Jnicholss11]

It’s league manipulation. Egregious difference in attempts and you can easily make the counter argument that OTHER teams are getting the whistle swallowed.

[@xhyper5351]

Because of Lebron, NBA is helping Lebron, They did it during Cavs finals. He wants to beat Jordan's record. LeFraud cheater 9999999%

[@Landfall364]

Hi, it's next season now. Just here to remind you about this and how the top free throw disparities in the league look for this year: Lakers +507, Celtics +232, Heat +229, Suns +211, Bucks +196. Naaah, I don't think there's anything to this. Just one big wacky coincidence! And if you believe that, I have a bridge to sell you.

[@Jnicholss11]

@@Landfall364 HUGE coincidence!

[@CarlosGarcia-xu2cy]

These calls saved their season

[@fredooogoated8335]

You hurt 😂😂😂😂

[@lut2843]

Facts!!!

[@gingmo1]

​@@fredooogoated8335 not as much as your arse.

[@camlawrence330]

I think the thing that's most frustrating is not the fouls being called for the Lakers. It's the inconsistency across the league. If they're fouls for Reaves and /or the Lakers, they should be fouls for EVERYONE. Watching all the fouls Reaves drew, if Steph got that whistle, he'd shoot 8-12FTs per game. He gets his landing space taken away at least once per game. Bumped, tripped and grabbed throughout games. And averaging 5FTs per game.

[@pinobluevogel6458]

Its not just Steph, it is a whole host of unknown or younger players that don't yet have established names. They hardly get calls in their favor and because hardly anyone cares about them, it goes unnoticed for the most part.

[@Foggycallabasashillshelicopter]

Not at all, if you actually watched the lakers reaves shoots a ton of free throws every game since the start of this szn. He has insane body control and knows how to draw fouls with contact that steph has no idea how to do😂 steph has good finishing, he does not have elite body control nor does he know how to draw contact and fouls

[@dre32pitt]

@@pinobluevogel6458 what point are you trying to prove? those kids shouldn't get calls.. tehy haven't earned it.. steph earned it like 8 years ago, yet he's still not called properly..

[@_Xds_]

Yea he cherry picks clips. In tht suns lakers game Reaves get a call , then booker does the same move and doesn't get a call a few minutes later.

[@pinobluevogel6458]

@@dre32pitt I'm not trying to prove anything. The "they haven't earned it" statement is as bs as you can make it. A foul is a foul, regardless of who makes it, or who is the one recieving it. It shouldn't matter if you're Lebron James or a two-way g-league player, the refs should always try to make the correct call. Consistancy is key, consistancy makes it fair, also .. consistancy is what should make sure your boy Steph gets those calls in equal amounts to an Austin Reaves.

[@xSinfulGodx]

Lakers got 29 ft against warriors tonight while they only got 6. I think some refs work for some teams.

[@xhyper5351]

Correct, Because of Lebron, NBA is helping Lebron, They did it during Cavs finals. He wants to beat Jordan's record. LeFraud cheater

[@darrylneiltanyag2487]

@@xhyper5351 Warriors have the best TV ratings. Why would the NBA want less ratings by helping LeBron overcome the Warriors?

[@mrboast2826]

​@@darrylneiltanyag2487 Maybe because LeBron alone can have more viewership than Warrior as a whole

[@Bamswonderland]

I feel like he’s talking about the other people who didn’t get to shoot free throws more than the ones who did

[@boortsy12]

mannn, you're definitely being sponsored by the referees. i haven't seen a youtuber pull this much for them ever

[@FatetalityXI]

If only other teams get these calls as consistently as the lakers it'll be fair.

[@pinobluevogel6458]

That was exactly my point in my post. Overall, the Lakers get way more disparity because of legitimate reasons, but they also have the largest amount of inconsistancies of any team in the league. You only need a few really bad calls in your favor to frustrate the hell out of an opposing team and coaches, causing techs and possibly frustration fouls, or even bad play. I don't think the Lakers get many of those, but they do seem to get more than any other team.

[@thexxlgamer2094]

They do, thats what the video was about

[@pinobluevogel6458]

@@thexxlgamer2094 Well yea, but the video gave explanations for the "good" disparity, that was actually being called correctly by the refs. All the hype and upset is about the inconsistancies that are happening in games with this team and that isn't being talked about in the video nearly enough. Clearly, a lot of fans notice this team in particular has a tendency to get more "wrong" calls in their favor, in addition to all the correct calls.

[@ryankayombya7576]

Top 3 in pts in the paint: 1. Giannis 2. Lebron 3. AD With Austin Reaves and Dennis Schroder too, they should get a lot free throws....

[@bigtasty16]

So the Lakers are getting the calls they should be getting. Fine. I’d like to have a look at some other teams who are NOT getting the same whistle as Reaves. If his calls are valid, as you point out, then surely there are other players who use similar moves but are not getting the calls at the same rate? Just curious.

[@hoompaloompaa]

put them all to videos then lets discuss it

[@princemjbp695]

If you've been watching NBA games, not KZbin highlights but full-length 48 minute games, then there's no need to.

[@shaneth138]

Then make a video.

[@dylanrhoades4408]

Clearly you don't understand business. The NBA is a business and the Laker's success is are their best product. Why not promote their winning to make a profit. Do people actually enjoy the NBA after Sonicsgate? Unbelievable

[@keithtorrence2487]

@@dylanrhoades4408 false

[@Peekul1]

I thought this would be a video where you say "Let's have Ronnie Nunn on here to talk about why all these extra fouls were actually the right call." 😅

[@rav781]

So you're saying a lifelong NBA referee can't make the right call after a prolonged replay, but bunch of youtubers without any knowledge whatsover can? Uhm.

[@woutakasinistra]

@@rav781 wut?

[@minimumwage2169]

The coaches making excuses about their teams not getting calls is pretty funny in this context😂

[@josephmatthews7698]

Oh come on this ain't even close. Tiniest contact is justified as free throws its pretty ridiculous looking at the stats and when they ask 'why Lakers get so many free throws?' Lakers say, 'we play physical and drive to the basket.' But driving to the basket doesn't cause free throws right so that don't make sense. Even if every play was justified (its not) and even if they never missed a call (they will) its still an incredibly boring style of play. The idea the NBA is doing it like some kind of conspiracy is patently ridiculous but they need to have serious standardization for both teams.

[@bryantwilliams647]

You are trippin !!!! They dont call the same fouls across the league.

[@ohi0vike]

People do not want the refs harassed so the next time you make a video defending your dear dear refs you can skip that part. The issue is that those calls you pointed out are not called consistently in the NBA. Thats why fans are annoyed

[@MrWilson-zx9ix]

Some people do. They enjoy it. You can see them at every game.

[@hemitimmy272]

Trust, we as fans can tell the difference, regardless of these players and their overreactions

[@mdp_-vn4bo]

It’s not because “they’re fouling lakers more” or “lakers drive in more” it’s because the refs turn the blind eye when the lakers foul😂😂. The free throw discrepancies are ridiculous and more people catching on

[@klipklapklop3359]

Its happening again after that raptors game we are going to see yet another historical free throw disparity. 2 seasons in a row for the same team after a very particularl game where they were "robbed"

[@Eyes-Scream0213]

Austin Reaves outsmarted them all. They thought he is just a small time player and rushing to steal the ball from him. He use this opportunity to let them know that he can handle the ball and shoot effectively.

[@samjordan5342]

No, the refs just love him. He flops every single time, and the refs reward him for it.

[@ZoSpicy]

I'm convinced that the NBA is broken this season.

[@LimitlessTJ]

Austin Reaves is getting a better whistle than Steph Curry. Soft brush tickle foul calls it's ridiculous. Especially the one where he backed into the defender and got the call. Divencenzo got an offensive foul call for the same play basically on a layup the other day. Call it what you want but it's objectively bs. Reaves literally admits to watching flop artists and modeling his foul-baiting game after them and is getting rewarded for it. I'm sensing some real Laker-fan bias Coach. Lakers ft disparity is wild. There's no way it's all legal.

[@Lazyfoal]

Now during the series with the warriors vs lakers everybody calls him a lakers hater and a warriors lover. Everybody cant be right. Look over all the fouls and make your own videos. Don’t speculate if all of them arent legal without having proof

[@Omar-zd5dq]

If you go through every play, I’ll concede there MAY have been contact. The problem is the rate at which the refs will call it varies by team. A plausible foul call on specific types of plays will get it X% of the time, whereas the Lakers will get it X+Y% of the time. We’re all here arguing what Y equals. Many people who have been watching closely would say it’s significant. The types of calls the Lakers get other teams simply don’t get at nearly the same rate. There’s already precedents for this concept, it’s not even a conspiracy: “superstar” calls, making sure stars don’t get into foul trouble, allowing Shaq to bully players when 3 decades prior it was an easy offensive foul call, LeBron dipping his head and throwing elbows on drives. There are other examples of this. The team FT differential seems way too egregious and convenient given the Lakers have been on life support all season. I do want to add one thing about the video because Coach Nick makes good content. He described a stat where the Lakers don't get that many more attempts when adjusted for pace. The problem with this interpretation is that it assumes they're deserving of that rank. If they got the same whistle as the rest of the league I'd reckon they'd be in the middle of the pack, NOT 1st. They're barely 1st when they shouldn't even be in that conversation to begin with.

[@noisepuppet]

I think this is an interesting idea, and it's possible to produce quantitative evidence of it. I think it needs to be fleshed out more in terms of the who and what etc questions I was asking you elsewhere. A good model of the misbehavior should be able to catch them at it, unless they're very good at covering.

[@noisepuppet]

And I know that individual refs can have motive to tip the games this way or that, and if enough are in on it, it becomes systematic. I remember refs being exposed with gambling problems and personal vendettas in the past.

[@pinobluevogel6458]

I'm not surprised at all if anyone thinks the Lakers get a friendly ref bonus in games, mainly because they are such a large market team and it would be bad for ratings if they weren't involved in the season somehow. I've even seen people argue they did some questionable things to completely overhaul their roster, without having basically any trade assets or losing anyone on their team (outside of Russ). However, it is very hard to prove this, outside of seeing the occasionally questionable decision in actual games, we can only guess.

[@arramon6096]

substantiate any of this

[@noisepuppet]

@@arramon6096 it should be doable, right? Or at least attemptable. I've heard these complaints about refs favoring big market teams, but IDK if that has much to do with it, as I've seen small market teams get plenty of favorable treatment, or so it seemed to me, subjectively.

[@awesomeninja234]

Also suns shoot more mid range shots than almost every team in the league

[@jet07son]

ok , i just looked it up (challenge calls ) each team is allowed one per game , my guess is the reason for this is that they want to speed the game up and challenge calls take away from the momentum of the game , which is true but i gotta be honest id rather have a game in which we know the calls are right and we know for fact the game is legit , right ?

[@krisalis709]

Darvin Ham was a former assistant coach to the Bucks. Mike Budenholzer's defensive philosophy is to defend without fouling. Their entire defensive scheme is designed to not foul. It's why both the Bucks and Lakers foul the least in the league.

[@donatkapesa6411]

Right!! Some people don’t have brains lmfao

[@TrollerSlap]

I would also say the lakers have a higher defensive iq after the trades so it would also make sense that Ham’s schemes work well

[@PierceJamesGames]

Okay you’re latest videos have been more and more defending the refs in an extreme way, feels like something else is going on..

[@twittervidsfunnyaf4280]

Refs need press conferences too. And notice announcers never disagree with a call!

[@NotGord]

Announcers do disagree. In the Heat Bucks series there was like 3 instances. Kyle Lowry's "foul" before spos challenge is an example. Announcer said, "That's not a foul. "Game 4 or 5 before ot.

[@Nalesniki33]

Bro the lakers are getting way too many free throws in the playoffs they’re doubling other teams free throws every single game almost.

[@theallknowingtreestump]

No. The Lakers are using a strategic game plan. They get their opponents into the foul penalty and capitalize on the free shots. The Lakers can get 4 shooting fouls per quarter (that’s 32 FT’s) Any extra foul is 2 free shots at the penalty stripe. The Warriors averaged 23 fouls per game which is a 14 shot discrepancy at the line. If they only fouled 12-18 times it’s zero extra FT’s. Add in the shooting fouls by the Lakers against a team that’s 3rd in the league in fouls & it’s a weakness to exploit in the playoffs. Which the Lakers did.

[@kurtcometa4818]

This is how to teach those casuals who complain about the Lakers having the most FT's

[@jph4852]

Now, we gotta work on actually making those awarded free throws. Lots of close games have been lost due to our bad FT shooting.

[@nivbraha5019]

2:21 wait what?!?! As far as I know basketball, if you hit someone in the hand, that is a foul. ESPECIALLY if the hand is with the ball.

[@EuroGupper]

NBA needs them to be in the playoffs. Thats obvious

[@LeFraudLosesFinalsEveryDayB]

LeFraud’s career has benefited the most from bad officiating

[@BammBanjoo]

You’re more obsessed with him than his fans, you have dedicated an entire acc just to hate.

[@Flare8124]

Funny how Monty was complaining about his team deserving more FT's but recently just got 5 FT's in a playoff game lmao

[@AKG9696]

Cmon man we can acknowledge the inate Laker officiating bias without disparaging the officials as human beings lol

[@ye.ha.8378]

lol go watch what the ref's call on nikola Jokic and tell me this league isn't rigged

[@xhyper5351]

Blame Lebron LeFlop. That his strategy. They did it during Cavs finals. Lebron wants Referee to help him to beat Jordan's record. LeFraud

[@justinbarnes1818]

You’re Lemad

[@cisafrulli]

Facts

[@cisafrulli]

​@@justinbarnes1818nahhh he's LeRight, the only "superstar" with flopping compilations 💀💀💀

[@youngboomerragevictim8857]

Come on, we know why the Lakers are getting calls we don’t need to say it

[@davidfebreeze428]

The amount of people who either don’t watch games or don’t understand whats happening on the court and then let themselves get riled up by some stats without any context is astonishing

[@Erick-1130]

Offensive players almost always initiate contact and yet get foul calls especially LeBron. This is why the NBA today is watered down. You can run into a player and if you miss you say you was fouled. Total bs.

[@twittervidsfunnyaf4280]

Facts

[@orielsy]

Okay Coach it's perfectly normal. Explain the FT disparity then. I'll wait.

[@krlllx]

Look at the free throw disparity in other seasons between teams and you’ll find that the lakers are not outliers at all

[@RanMaru144]

@@krlllx they simply just want to find a way to make it seem like lebron has the league rigged in his favor

[@arguseyed9982]

@@krlllx Aight, I looked. The Lakers are freakin outliers here. And you souldnt look the whole season. They were called fairly (still top tier in that regard though) before the letantrum. Look at the last 15-20 games, when the league decided they need them in the playoff picture and went crazy with the discrepancy. The next top teams in that category are sitting around 2.5. Lakers are 10+

[@danielvaldez3860]

Watching this video after Warriors fans complaining about the free throw disparity

[@henryzhang9771]

The argument is not about whether a play is a foul or not, rather be whether both ends are treated equally or not.

[@Rcg1382]

Lakers vs nuggets. Freethrows cannot save them.

[@pinobluevogel6458]

The Lakers freethrow disparity is usually not just them having a ton of freebies, but also about the same calls not being made against the opposing team, that are in fact called for the Lakers. So, similar fouls that are called differently for each team. It doesn't happen often, but it can happen once or twice a game. I notice this and it makes me dislike the team a lot. They basically always seem to have 3 extra players on the floor wearing the grey and black. It also frustrates the opposing team, causing them to get techs or make even more fouls in frustration for not getting their (rightful) calls. However, this is only a small part of it, as the disparity is much larger than a few bad calls a game. For what seems to cause the extreme freethrow disparity, I see 3 main reasons: 1 - The Lakers attack the paint and the basket, a lot. They are often forcing and initiating the contact. They have an abnormal amount of physical, bruiser guys that do not shoot very well, so they need to get close and be physical to score. This results in more freethrows, as being on offense near the paint generally gets you more calls. The 2 main stars on the team are not great shooters and they make the most attempts in a normal game, causing way more rim attempts than any other team. 2 - The Lakers can act a lot better. I'm serious about this, its not like they're flopping a ton, they just react more on everything that can be a foul. They physically throw their head back, flail their arms, or drop dramatically to the floor. (sometimes all of that) While it might still be a foul that causes a player to do this, it might not have been called for a player that isn't overly dramatic in his reactions. Normally a team might have one guy that does this, but on the Lakers: Davis, Reaves, even Schröder and ofcourse Lebron are all really good at this, causing them to get more calls that otherwise might not have been noticed. 3 - Their defensive scheme. As coach Nick said, they are forcing guys out of the middle, causing them to foul less on defense. I hadn't noticed this myself, but I did notice they played really tight defense without fouling, as even during replays I couldn't detect the actual fouls in slowmotion and I had to give the defending laker the benefit of the doubt more often than I expected. In short, however frustrating and annoying it can be to watch a Lakers game being decided by many referee calls, a lot of it is actually correct. Still, I think it is demoralizing for the other team. The game should not be decided by fouls or freethrows, but by playing good basketball. Gaming the system by being overly dramatic, or forcing unnecessary contact around the basket (I'm also looking at you Mr. Antetekoumpo :) ) is not exactly the most interesting or beautiful basketball. I much prefer the fast hand off and run system the Kings use or the great cuts from the Pelicans, or even a solid iso play by one of the league's stars.

[@LeGoat-23]

LeBron with his 5.9 fts for the season lol in comparison Steph has 5 fts while Giannis and Zion gets 15 and 8.

[@robparanoia269]

When you only compare numbers, and never thought how it happened

[@icewallowcome_daily9802]

Lakers defend without fouling. If you guys think other teams get unfair calls.. then they shouldn't hold/Hug lebron when driving to the rim.

[@user-gz9ij1in3b]

But LeBron can bulldoze his opponent without a call. Bullshit dirty basketball. It is annoying to watch the whole season of flopping.

[@cptfwiffo]

Oh coach. Put on your glasses. at 2:24 he may hit the ball with the tip of the finger, and then hit the wrist with 4 fingers, yanking the arm. Look at what the ball does.

[@petersonandradetube]

i couldnt even see dangelo touching the ball, just wrist. thats a big F

[@jimmyhernandez9]

I don't totally agree with this commentary. I still believe the Lakers are getting a bit more calls . I see almost every game in the NBA , and do see preferential treatment not only teams but players . On the comment of evidence, yes there is . See the refs reffing the games not the teams . Don't be byist just cause it's your team .

[@MrClebophd]

Calling a foul is not a science, but in the eyes of the beholder. I can't remember who it was, but one player who played against Lebron for many years complained that he got so many calls. Then, the same player ended up on the same team as LeBron and started to complain about the no-calls LeBron got. I think the two hardest players to referee in the history of the NBA is Shaq and LeBron. Shaq got fouled so many times without any calls. Eventually, he got used to it and kept dominating. LeBron is so big and strong on his drives that opponents keep slashing and trying to push him away without people realizing how much contact there is .LeBron, understands this, and that gives him an advantage. Since the refs do call contact on his drives, he can sometimes get away with just running straight into his smaller or weaker opponents and force them out of his way before scoring similar to Shaq on the low post. I know it's hard to referee because the refs have to look at the game at full speed. Despite this, I think that the league has to do something about the complaining. It is poor entertainment. I would suggest that the league reinstated the direct player inbounds rule so that teams can punish players who stay and complain like the 2005/2006 suns did.

[@EyegemYT]

What ref is paying you to glaze them like this lmao

[@davidng8870]

All of them 😂 gobble gobble

[@themace2055]

Coach, the league has been in an absolute downward spiral since Silver took over. The officiating absolutely being a part of that spiral. Games are called in the interest of the most money being made possible. The Lakers have a huge fan base so naturally the league is making sure that they are shooting 100 more free throws than the next highest FT shooting team. I know that the Lakers would be a top 5, even top 1 team without help from on high, but not by such a laughable, obvious differential

[@tagagawangulan]

did you even watch the video? or just decided to shit on the lebrons lakers?

[@fancygaming7976]

Yes! Been waiting on an upload thanks Coach

[@RGDGaming101]

If you have the goat flopper in your team, expect the whole team to improve their ability in flopping/acting/selling the calls/milking every situation to get free throws

[@youthought6999]

Beginning of the end for BBallBreakdown…

[@greatnesspersonified3305]

A whole video of evidence why there’s no conspiracy…. And people will still fill the comment section with conspiracy theories without any proof 😂

[@michaelgaytano]

Coach Nick @bballbreakdown can you likewise do a similar review/video for Steph Curry ?

[@aceboogie9670]

i don’t respect your game if you can only score when a referee is blowing a whistle for you.

[@Michael-vw4cg]

Reaves been watching a lot of Houston harden 😂

[@raytehbum]

now if only Steph got the benefit of the doubt on the 50/50 calls as literally any other superstar

[@SolidTrance23]

i get the point that we dont see the right calls that they have, but that's they're JOB they're being paid to call it right and within the rules.

[@shicrapt]

All you gotta see is Chris Paul and referee Scott Foster in the same game. That should explain to you the disparity of free throws favoring the Lakers.

[@atlantaborn]

.One player got more free throws than the whole opposing team.

[@tharealcalig7416]

As a warrior fan I felt this these last two series🤦🏾‍♂️ I think they want a Boston lakers championship

[@LeFraudLosesFinalsEveryDayB]

I’m not sure about Boston

[@fantasymangacomicvisionary5688]

Dude stop it. If the League gave LeBron the Free Throws he suppose to get being the 3rd Best Finisher Around The Rim In The League at 38 Years Old, then they wouldn't have to later have to correct their rigging with more rigging of giving all the Free Throws to a Bench Player White Guy that's smaller, way slower and way less athletic in Reeves than LeBron. So the excuses you trying to make for the NBA Refs calling every foul on Reeves, but not calling the same fouls on a All Time Great in LeBron is ridiculous. Unlike the NFL who rigged games over the radio performing a whole charade in front of millions the NBA can only rig their games base on Refs foul and Non-Foul calls (Facts). The True Statistics say if a NBA Player especially Black NBA Player does something the NBA doesn't like they from then on get less foul shots and that's proof the NBA is not totally rigged like the NFL, but NBA is biased (Truth). #FBAscension

[@siriussaoirse6337]

“Everything, everywhere all at once “

[@intrapersonaI]

you mention how there are soft contact to other teams that aren't really a foul and then go on to talk about austin reeves generating the softest contact ever and saying its a "clear" foul lmao

[@cptfwiffo]

Coach. you realize that gobert hit the ball first on his block, Then, on the follow through by Davis, there was contact...

[@kreizeeboi]

Rudy hit AD's elbow first going up

[@cptfwiffo]

​​@@kreizeeboiey you're right. That's what happens, refs may need to be more specific. Players know they made a clean block... But often forget they made contact leading up to the block😅 (and I say that as a ref myself. Yell "on the elbow before the block" and players give you more benefit of the doubt)

[@burlacuninel5981]

So the Lakers have both high FTA and few fouls per game but this doesn't imply LeBron James gets special treatment. Okay I guess 😂😂😂

[@privateuser3042]

LeBron always had fixed refs. He cries on every call. He built super teams too. The league gave him his championships by ensuring all 29 other teams suck and fixing refs his whole career to sell jerseys in china

[@august6281]

i dont mind the missed calls, as long as it is not blatant. What i mind, as a fan, is HOW SOFT/SENSITIVE they are throwing techs, f1, f2 and ejections here and there like candies. Ruining the game and the mood.

[@fredbird7257]

Playoff ratings suffer without the lakeshow. Ratings were down last year so they’re giving calls to the most popular team.

[@iinarrab19]

The problem isnt the call on thr Lakers but because these calls dont get called consistently on other teams.

[@geekhan559]

and now the Lakers are bitching about the lack of free throws against the suns on sunday 2/25/ 2024 poor babies

[@jendoi]

whos here for 1/11/24 Raptors loss to the Lakers? that 23 free throw count in the last quarter is just ridiculously suspect..