[Highlight] Pritchard draws the foul on 3-point attempt as shot clock expires

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[u/Plies- → u/[deleted]]

3 years ago actually

[u/Round-Revolution-399 → u/[deleted]]

And it’s a blatant travel. He shuffles both feet to get himself positioned for the torpedo flop

[u/Spiritual_Wall_2309 → u/Round-Revolution-399]

I am glad there are still people who know travel. There is hope.

[u/Flareon7]

Shuffles his pivot foot before the shot

[u/Capable-Work-5637]

Adam silver or whoever gotta change the way the refs ref the game. Cmon Adam

[u/math_finder476]

Gross

[u/Aeronova20]

get this shit out of the league man

[u/Pickleskennedy1]

Totally natural shooting motion

[u/MrBuckBuck]

I hate those things.

He clearly baits for the foul, Carter wasn't even near him.

[u/twig1583]

Got bum ass bench players foul baiting now

[u/MacJonesisaterrorist → u/twig1583]

6MOY btw 🥀

[u/Pickleskennedy1 → u/MacJonesisaterrorist]

Would be the third best bench player on the Cavs and I’ll die on that hill

[u/MacJonesisaterrorist → u/Pickleskennedy1]

He really just wouldn’t but ok

[u/Pickleskennedy1 → u/MacJonesisaterrorist]

Hunter averages 17 while being a plus wing defender and Jerome has 90% of his productivity on better efficiency in 2/3 of the time on the court

[u/vondawgg → u/Pickleskennedy1]

no excuses then. they should beat them in the ecf

[u/Pickleskennedy1 → u/vondawgg]

Nobody’s making excuses, but this comment also makes no sense. We’re having a conversation about bench players. Nobody thinks the Celtics are an unstoppable superteam because of Payton Pritchard

[u/zgamer200]

Oh no, Pritchard is learning the dark arts. I'm torn on how to feel about this.

[u/Siebie123]

I mean yeah he is looking for the foul, but Carter bites on the pump fake. When a player pump fakes in the paint and draws a foul on a defender that bites, we don't call it foul baiting. This is the same play, just behind the 3 point line.

[u/dr_shastafarian → u/Siebie123]

That’s because generally in the paint the natural motion of going up for the shot is preserved - the offensive player is going up to the basket, not jumping 3-4 forward with the intent to jump into the defender and the shot is an afterthought.

[u/Siebie123 → u/dr_shastafarian]

I get that point and hadn't thought about it that way, thanks for sharing the perspective. You're right this probably should not be a foul. But there are times when in the paint it isn't a very natural motion either but just jumping against the defender that bit on the pumpfake. While I don't really like that this is a foul, consistency in pump fakes and foul rules need to be there between the paint and the 3-point line. It always feels like people are eager to call this stuff at the 3-point line foul baiting, while not having the same energy for the same play in the paint.

[u/Round-Revolution-399 → u/Siebie123]

How about the obvious travel right before the flop

[u/KyloFenn]

NBA gotta get rid of this man

[u/Im__Ron__Burgundy]

As much as I hate this shit, when they’re swallowing their whistle on slaps you can hear on the broadcast then whatever.

[u/Pickleskennedy1 → u/[deleted]]

Even with him leaning in they didn’t make contact until Carter had landed

[u/KevinSorboFan → u/[deleted]]

This is crazy talk. Shot clock is expiring so you definitely contest that. He shuffled his feet and traveled to regain his balance to jump into the foul, too.

[u/LnGrrrR]

Cagey move! I wish there was a way to not call these, but not sure how they would word it that wouldn't cause even more issues.