Posted by mullycj on 3/19/2018 7:35:00 AM (view original):
Looking at your team, the real reason has nothing to do with your defense.
For a team as good as you, you suck at rebounding and you suck at ball handling. For the season you give up an average of extra 11 possessions from turnovers and 6 extra possessions from offensive rebounds. So its not like you foul much more per possession, but that you have to defend an extra 17 possessions each game.
The box score you posted is a PERFECT synopsis of your season so far as it matches your YTD averages in both those stat categories.
It was the only game they’ve played so far, so of course it matches YTD. Otherwise, I agree completely. When you have a good defensive team getting in foul trouble, it usually means your opponent is winning the possession game, and the fouls are a result of the extra opportunities. That seems to be the case in this example.