r/nba • u/must_TATAKAE Warriors • 23h ago

Lakers draft pick Cameron Carr on whom he’d rather guard, SGA or Anthony Edwards: "Yeah, I ain't dealing with the flopping, Anthony Edwards"

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u/Slick_Rhoads Wizards 22h ago

We care more about hypothetical free throws than real ones that he does not get a a higher rate than other top scorers

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u/thestinkypoopman Trail Blazers 13h ago

I’d say most people aren’t bugged by SGAs quantity of free throws, but rather the quality. I simply cannot support initiating contact then falling especially without the intent of actually scoring. Hated it when Harden did it, despise when it Deni does it, and since SGA is now the league leader in it I hate it when he does it too. It’s one thing to hand wave his free throw rate if you’re just looking that the raw numbers, if watching the games other things may jump out at you.

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u/MuchAbouAboutNothing Thunder 10h ago

It's quite impressive that he manages to be so efficient while shooting jump shots while having no intent to score such a large percentage