That your pg commits the most fouls. I did an experiment over 2 seasons and 60 games. My regular pg was 80 ath, 79 sp, 98 def and he committed the most fouls of all my guards starting 1-3. He played 30 games at pg. My sg was 85 ath, 90 sp, 99 def and he played 30 games at pg. Take away last minute intentional fouls and both guards while playing pg led my team in fouls. Conclusion is that pg commits most fouls in fcp. Is that true?

Any chance you looked at fouls per minutes played? It seems like you are more likely to find guards with higher stamina than bigs, which leads to more minutes played and more chances to commit fouls.

But why when they each played sg they didn't foul as much and played pretty much the same amount of minutes. Seems like there is a big difference between sg and pg in fcp fouling

i dont see where you gave information about the amount of fouls per minute while playing pg vs playing sg.  

i havent heard this, it would be interesting if it proves true , but i think we need more of your information if we are going to agree or disagree with your hypothesis.

Unfortunately it was 2 seasons ago and I can't go back to see fouls per minute playing each position. I can tell you because I wrote it down that when playing pg each player avg. 2.3 fouls at pg per game compared to 1.2 playing sg per game. Just notes I jotted down. Maybe I'll do it again. But I need 2 good players which I don't have right now.

position has less to do w/ fouling than off/def IQ and ath/speed in fb/fcp.

Posted by crazyivan on 3/16/2015 9:12:00 AM (view original):
position has less to do w/ fouling than off/def IQ and ath/speed in fb/fcp.

If that is the case then explain my situation. Both had A+ IQ and their ratings are above.  It has to do with position and who is the front man

have you looked at your opponents skills - were they faster, more athletic - were you playing - or +? were your guys tired or fresh? was your opponent shooting lots of 3's? there are too many variables to say anything definitive. and 1.2 or 2.3 avg/game doesn't mean much. did your opponents make their ft's? if they aren't fouling out or getting two quick fouls (making them sit the bench until the 6:00 minute mark of the first half) - what difference does it make?<br />
unless you can get two players with identical skill/iq level at each position - and playing a team with identical players at pg/sg - and then looking back at the end of the season, there is no way to tell.&#160;<br />
that's like saying the lead singer gets laid more than the drummer...just 'cause he's the front man...trust me, drummers get laid, too.<br />
apples and oranges.<br />
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That makes sense as far as who they're playing against, but fcp you trap more than m2m. 2.3 makes a huge difference compared to 1.2 as far as playing time. Yes they were playing less minutes at pg then sg which in turn makes them less effective on the offensive end. Maybe your right there are too many variables to really determine if that is the case.

having said that...i'd accept the premise that a pg would commit more fouls - everything being equal - simply because he'll be guarding the other pg (who is probably the fastest & best ball handler on their team) more often...but i don't know if it could be proven, with all the variables.

Agree. It would be hard to get 2 guys with same rating and play people that have similiar ratings. I guess one of the more experienced coaches might be able to do some kind of data analysis.  Oh well