Who's Drawing the Whistles?

I'd love to know how they're doing vs last year. It seems to me Pierce isn't getting the same number of calls as last year, even though he leads the team this year. Either way, the downfall of being a jumpshooting team is that you don't create the contact necessary to get the calls.


http://espn.go.com/blog/boston/celtics/post/_/id/4700210/crying-foul-whos-drawing-the-whistles


Earlier we spotlighted the Celtics players that
were drawing the most and-1s on the team this season. Wondering which
Boston players are drawing the most shooting fouls overall? Here's a
glimpse at the team leaders in shooting foul percentage, as logged by
Synergy Sports (league rank in parentheses, minimum of 75 plays):


Paul Pierce - 13 percent (48)

Chris Wilcox - 12.8 (52)

Jared Sullinger - 10.4 (101)

Jeff Green - 10.2 (107)

Brandon Bass - 9.5 (125)

Kevin Garnett - 9.4 (128)

Leandro Barbosa - 7.6 (185)

Jason Terry - 6.0 (223)

Rajon Rondo - 5.7 (228)

Courtney Lee - 4.4 (256)


The Celtics rank fourth in the league in free throw percentage
(79.3), but only 17th in terms of free throws attempted per game (22.1).
After Saturday's loss in San Antonio, Celtics coach Doc Rivers lamented
his team's inability to get to the charity stripe, noting how free
throws not only provide easy points, but allow a team to get back on
defense and get set after makes.


Not surprisingly, Bostons numbers are weighted towards the
frontcourt. Bigs are more likely to draw whistles working around the
basket, but Pierce and Green show how being aggressive going at the
basket can lead to free throw opportunities.




bob


.