>almost half of his points come from the free throw line
Have you guys seen a rookie in any sport given this kind or preferential treatment?
Did prime Kobe, Jordan or Lebron got this kind of treatment?
Zion
Zachary Gray
Jason Bailey
>(((Zion)))
hmmmm
Robert Edwards
>almost half of his points come from the free throw line
proof?
Jayden Cox
terrible bait
Jack Russell
Kobe and Lebitch both got this type of treatment. Early years Jordan did not, Jordan earned his fouls like normal people. getting hit hard for them. Later Jordan (after his first 3 peat) got a LOT of ref protection, a lot of phantom calls and ghost whistles.
An NBA official had a story about this. He had started officiating in 95 or 96, and was doing his first Bulls - Knicks game with Jordan. He was trying to call a serious game and the fans (it was in Chicago) and Jordan were getting increasingly incensed. His partner, a long time vets in the league took him aside durring the first TV timeout, and told him "Listen, MJ is a superstar, start calling fouls if he misses, because if he's missing, he's getting fouled".
This was an actual conversation between NBA refs.
So remember, when you watch Zion and LeBitch and Harden get phantom whistles when they go to the rim that NBA refs are coached to give superstars free throws when they miss a drive to the hoop on the assumption they were fouled.
Jace Myers
At least Jordan earned it. Only makes it slightly more bearable. Nowadays they're manufacturing superstars from their rookie years.
Asher Sanders
>362 points
>83 made free throws
>almost half
Lincoln Clark
>Williamson
From what part of iceland is he?
Brody Lee
what the fuck are you on about?
John Turner
>35th in minutes among rookies
>6th in free throws attempted
Jackson Harris
>lives in the paint
>280 lbs
>an era where people are running meme lineups
did you also bitch about shaq getting a ton of FTs?
Kevin Wright
he was fouled on purpose and made 20% of them
Levi Wright
are you fucking retarded ?
Hunter Bell
His points mostly come from lay ups and dunks
Levi Roberts
>35th in minutes among rookies
Ok now check this again but exclude all the perimeter players retard
Jaxon Butler
he's not flopping to get there yet so, just relax lelbon
Ayden Wilson
I can not remember who put it together but, Hardens trips to the free throw line is insane. NBA all time insane.
Kevin Kelly
>Leads the league by a wide margin in shot attempts per game inside 5 feet
It's almost like playing near the rim draws fouls
Kevin Moore
>tfw Zion marries an Icelandic QT and names his daughter Williamsdottir
>tfw only the Burger got it
Carter Harris
Anyone have pictures of kobe Bryant dead?
James Kelly
Jonathan Powell
Impossible. I've seen his shot chart that is just a solid block of dots no more than a foot from the basket
Michael Sullivan
He's the new James Harden. Watching him live you don't think he has as many points as he does until you realize he's made 17 free throws. But most of the nba audience follows through twitter highlights and Zion gets a couple highlight plays every game so the NBA gets what they want from him.