They say that you get used to everything, but the process of this tolerance does not have to be comfortable. This year the NBA has introduced changes in its regulations in order to eliminate what they call ‘non-basketball’ plays. The new arbitration regulations are very evident, and it has not taken long to raise the first blisters in the usual suspects. If the first afflicted have been James Harden and his coach Steve Nash, the next in raise your voice It’s Trae Young. “I don’t want to get too many fines, but it’s frustrating.”
The Atlanta Hawks guard was the fourth-largest player at the free throw line last year with an average of 8.7 hits per night. This course his locker records only 4.4 shots from the infraction line. But even though the refereeing trend is affecting his game, Young doesn’t want to impersonate. «I have seen the complaints of James [Harden], but I don’t want to focus on one or two cases. Lillard probably hadn’t averaged 17 points since his rookie year. Devin Booker is scoring 18 “.
Young also pointed out the type of plays from which his complaint derives, among which are not some for which he himself was criticized in the past. «When you go straight to the basket and collide with an unbalanced player, it is still a foul. It doesn’t matter if they use their lower body or their hands. Finally, the star of the Hawks calls for the danger of allowing these contacts. «I agree with the new rules. But there are things that are still infractions and there are people who will end up hurting themselves. Especially little guys like me who go up against much bigger and stronger defenders. “
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