Joel Embiid is #1 in the NBA in Free Throws Made at 155 (10.3 per game).
The next highest is Lillard at 129 (8.6 per game).
Over 32% of Embiids total points have come from Free Throws (155/482).
Joel Embiid is also #7 in FG’s this season. He’s a bucket and tough guard. Get over it.
How many are and 1s that he scores on anyway
I absolutely hate how the NBA is reffed. Basketball is a contact sport and the game would be so much better if they went with the style of FIBA refs where defenders don’t have to jump out of the way of attackers without risk of getting called for a foul.
All that said, drawing fouls is a skill that is incredibly effective. Players should be trying to draw fouls.
How do injury stats compare with FIBA/NBA? Does the nba have a real claim when they say they’re protecting their stars?
My solution is clear, if its not an obvious foul, or charge, just let it go, no whistle. Speeds the game up for sure instead of giving a big call to either player when in reality it was probably a 55/45 type of call.
Wow you’re a genius. The refs actually currently call stuff because it doesn’t look like a foul
They should be trying to draw fouls without flailing like a fish unnecessarily. This is the nuance most folks don’t get, it would be fine if Embiid averaged 11 fta if he earned them by genuinely attempting to score as the first priority, and finding contact second.
Steph would legitimately get 0 FTA if he didn’t have to purposefully show he’s getting fouled.
Again, nothing wrong with showing that you’re being fouled. Steph doesn’t play to get fouled though, he shoots and if/when he’s fouled he lets the refs know.
Right, I don’t mind people trying to draw fouls, I mind people trying to trick the refs into thinking they’re fouled. Big difference.
Finally a sane take. People in this thread are furious at Embiid for using the rules of the game to his teams advantage. Especially ironic considering they say “he’d be so much more adored if he didn’t do it!” then whine whenever player care about something other than winning. It’s the refs’ fault, not Embiid’s
Ah yes R/nba’s favorite daily pastime. Obsessing over hating Joel Embiid.
Can we add a Jokic ball licking post to just really make it perfect?
Tbf Philly fans do make it quite easy to hate on their athletes, even if I personally don’t :p
its why he is trash when the playoffs come and game is allowed to be more pysical
i know lebron isn’t really involved in this post but it’s just crazy he’s only at 6.1 per game this season, given how much his play style still revolves around the rim
Well, the NBA can’t be out here allowing the old face of the league to get more free throw calls if they want to replace him with someone younger! Gotta artificially pump up Embiid’s stats somehow!
Lmfao it’s so funny hearing every non-lakers home broadcast being like “welp it’s LeBron James he will get those calls!” Whenever he gets fouled even slightly while he is bulldozing to the rim without flopping and Embiid can just flail and get 12 FTA a game.
It’s why he is the Harden of Centers, that playstyle isn’t winning you shit.
Cavs bros know how it feels, it’s been happening his whole career. He’s just too strong on the initial contact, hence why the flopping afterwards
There was a game I watched back in 2018 when LeBron was at his peak in terms of singular ability, and he got walloped by some center (could have been Embiid) and he was pissed he didn’t get a call. Replay showed the hit and the official turning a blind eye. Just a testament to his strength and ability to play and finish through the contact.
I watched LeBron for 11 years get half the calls Embiid gets while he was like 30 pounds lighter and shorter than Embiid while also finishing at the rim more frequently. It’s bullshit.
LeBron getting the Shaq treatment despite being 4 inches shorter and at least 50 pounds lighter is wild
Was happening well before his Laker days. Pretty sure that play where Ibaka broke his nose on a drive didn’t even get a whistle for a common foul. Game thread was “LE FLOP LOLOL” until the camera showed blood dripping on the floor.
Lol Lebron got pushed in the back at the cavs game, the cavs challenged and somehow won the challenge. clear forearm pushing him too
Not to mention got hit in the face on a lay up attempt
and over 33% of Lillards total points have come from free throws
Wow. I ran some regular season career numbers FT/PTS:
Embiid: 30.04%
Harden: 29.78%
Iverson: 26.16%
Kobe: 24.90%
Durant: 24.65%
Giannis: 24.47%
Lillard: 23.06%
Dirk: 22.94%
Jordan: 22.68%
Luka: 21.76%
LeBron: 20.88%
Shaq: 20.75%
Jokic: 18.22%
Larry Bird: 18.17%
Nash: 17.59%
Kareem: 17.49%
Kyrie: 16.45%
Steph: 15.99%Yeah that happens when you foul someone like he’s shaq but he hits it like Curry.
If shaq shot Embiids percentage at the line
People are calling him a foul merchant, sure. But I hope they realize it’s the result of Dame’s burst of speed and blowing past the defender leading to an intentional hack.
Dude is not knocking down his jumpers like he usually does
First time? Dame has a knack for starting slow. I wouldn’t start being concerned until after the AS break.
Having Dame drive is a game changer in the 4th. He gets the ball on our side, and you don’t have to be scared out of your mind what is going to happen, and teams are scared to foul him.
Before you know it, he is already at the other side, driving to the paint, drawing contact and going to the line.
And if things don’t work, you have an elite passer to organize your offense in the clutch. Which is as big for us because Giannis feeds off of that and is feasting in the clutch.
If we are not the most clutch team in the league, we are close to that.
What’s more important is that there’s still huge room for improvement, all around.
Dame has also never been this old. 🤷
Yup. Jumper looks like he’s a little short on power through his legs right now.
Still .601 TS% because of those drives. It’ll be worse for the league if they ever start going to P&R as frequently as Philly. Lillard does his best work off that, by far.
Embiid next book: The Art of Flopping
Embiid goes for 35/11/9 and beats this subs darling Thunder team and everyone gets in their feels lmao
sga averaged more fts than prime harden last yr and no one gave a shit but when embiid does it it’s a war crime
Embiid has averaged at least 11.7 free throw attempts per game the last three seasons. SGA averaged 10.9 free throw attempts once last season, sandwiched in between two seasons averaging 7.2-7.4 free throw attempts per game. The two are not the same.
embiid is a 300lb center. yes he flops but he’s still a beast who gets foul a lot. sga had a season with more fts than any of lebrons miami seasons. and in no world is sga getting fouled more than miami lebron
Hardenesque, one might say
I call posting this the next hour
I think his free throws attempts is a clear example of how big guys can dominate in today small nba, if you have the skill and the size to capitalize. Embiid is one of the heaviest and tallest players in the nba, and usually the biggest guy in the court. There is very little most guys can do to stop him without fouling, and he is also pretty nimble for a guy his size.
can you imagine Shaq in todays game?
You know Jokic plays in the league?
I mean that’s how he got the highest PPG last season
you know he also led the league in made FGs, right?
bb reference says giannis had more fgm per game last year?
He also scored the most field goals in the league
That, and also leading the entire NBA in field goals made.
The problem is not Embiid getting those calls is that only he is getting this type of calls. Other players can get murdered on the floor and still not get a whistle. That is why his game seems unfair
Sorry man, refs said the only way Joker can get a whistle is if he’s mugged at knifepoint and even then you might need to use a challenge to get it
He also leads the league in Minutes on the Ground.