Dillon: Basketball is a competitive sport, and referees should have a keen eye on the occurrence of fake falls!
Dillon Brooks, who truly represented the Canada men's basketball team at the Paris Olympics, was interviewed by Sam Amick, a reporter for the authoritative United Kingdom media "TA", in his spare time. Asked what he thinks about the FIBA rules system, which allows players to have more and bigger physical confrontations, Dillon Brooks bluntly said: "Basketball is how it should be, under normal basketball movements, physical confrontation should be enhanced, and basketball itself is a sport with obvious physical confrontation. It is also important that the referee can make accurate judgments in the event of a fall and a fall caused by actual contact, so as to give a fair decision, as this has a big impact on the game. At the same time, Dillon also said that he really wants to play confrontational basketball, which makes him feel comfortable, and although it will make him have some foul trouble, it doesn't matter, that's the style of play he likes!
Dillon is a well-known bad guy in the NBA and he loves to fight! This also makes him often suffer from foul trouble in games, and this season Dillon averages 3.3 fouls per game in the Rockets, ranking second in the league, and all the players in front of him are center players! In three of the last five seasons, Dillon averaged 3.3 fouls per game, once 3.5 and once even 3.8. All of this stems from the fact that he is a man who likes to give strength to defenders, which is not in line with the NBA's current policy of "encouraging offense and protecting stars". To be fair, NBA games aren't as good as they used to be, there are too many body whistles, and you don't see a few physical games throughout the season, even in the playoffs. In addition, in the small-ball era, three-point shots account for almost half of the total shots in a game, and there is no physical confrontation when shooting three-pointers outside, and the factor of body hair whistle further weakens the confrontation of NBA basketball!
And now Dillon's public statement can be regarded as an appeal to the NBA, and fake falls are also very affecting the viewing side of the game, although sometimes you can escape the referee's punishment, but as long as you watch the video replay, it will be clear! Body hair whistle + fake fall are also two stubborn diseases in today's NBA league! So the question is, what is the first player that comes to mind when you think of fake falls?
Canada won all three games and successfully advanced to the quarterfinals, and the semi-finals against United States were a foregone conclusion!
Canada fought with Spain yesterday in four quarters, and finally narrowly defeated Spain by 3 points 88-85, and successfully advanced to the quarterfinals with a record of 3 consecutive wins in the group stage! As United States are also currently winning all three games and have a net score of +43 points not long ago, after Germany won against France, their net score in three group games has reached 47 points. This means that the United States men's basketball team needs to win Puerto Rico by at least five points to secure the top spot in the quarterfinals. Canada has a net win of only 32 points in three games, which means that they have already confirmed that they can only reach the quarterfinals with a third place! This result means that Canada will most likely play the United States team in the semifinals, which is undoubtedly what they do not want to see, this United States team is much stronger than last year's men's basketball World Cup, and it takes a miracle to beat them!
Now there are only two matches left in Group C, and the final quarterfinals will all be released tonight! So which team do you think will be the biggest obstacle for the United States Dream Team!