Friday, April 16, 2010

Lakers vs Celtics: Foul Drawing Issues

I ran another simulation, this time with LA vs Boston. I edited Draw Foul and Commit Foul tendencies for all players (most of these being increases) in an effort to generate some more realistic FT attempts. Instead, I got an infuriating result.

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LAKERS
Andrew Bynum: 19-9-1-1-0 (9-11 FG, 1-2 FT) - 34 mins
Pau Gasol: 16-14-2-2-4 (7-10 FG, 2-4 FT) - 40 mins, 3 TO
Ron Artest: 9-1-3-5-1 (4-13 FG, 1-7 3PT) - 43 mins, 3 TO
Kobe Bryant: 39-3-3-0-0 (19-31 FG, 1-4 3PT, 0-0 FT) - 43 mins
Derek Fisher: 2-3-7-0-0 (1-8 FG, 0-5 3PT) - 38 mins
BENCH
Brown: 4-0-0-0-0 (3-7 FG, 2-4 3PT, 1-1 FT) - 12 mins
Farmar: 9-0-3-0-0 (1-3 FG, 2-2 FT) - 17 mins
Walton: 2-0-0-0-1 (1-1 FG) - 6 mins

No free throws for Kobe Bryant in an OT game against one of the top fouling teams in the league? It's simply ridiculous.

What makes this so infuriating is Kobe saw the biggest increase in "Foul Draw" of any player on either team. I raised him from 56 to 82 before the game. He has a 97 Shot Tendency, and took 31 shots in an OT game. He didn't go to the line a single time. WHAT ELSE DO I NEED TO DO?????

I am very adamant about using 2K's default sliders with my ratings, so changing foul sliders is not my solution.

This should have been a 45-50 point game for Kobe. Kobe draws fouls on 13% of his shots in real life. He should have been fouled 4 times, not including non-shooting fouls that send him to the line.

CELTICS
Kendrick Perkins: 9-13-4-1-0 (4-9 FG, 1-2 FT) - 36 mins
Kevin Garnett: 21-15-1-1-0 (9-16 FG, 3-3 FT) - 40 mins
Paul Pierce: 16-4-8-0-1 (7-15 FG, 1-3 3PT, 1-2 FT) - 43 mins, 8 TO
Ray Allen: 23-0-1-1-0 (9-16 FG, 2-7 3PT, 3-3 FT) - 41 mins
Rajon Rondo: 12-1-9-2-0 (6-12 FG, 0-3 3PT) - 41 mins, 4 TO
BENCH
Rasheed Wallace: 2-3-2-1-0 (1-1 FG) - 18 mins
Glen Davis: 4-2-1-2-0 (2-4 FG) - 14 mins
Tony Allen: 4-0-1-0-0 (2-3 FG) - 13 mins
Nate Robinson: 8-0-2-0-0 (3-7 FG, 1-3 3PT, 1-1 FT) - 13 mins
Michael Finley: 0-1-1-0-0 (0-3 FG, 0-2 3PT) - 11 mins


The Celtics commited a grand total of 5 fouls through 5 periods. WHAT THE ****. Two fouls for Sheed, 1 foul each for Perkins, Rondo, and Finley. No fouls for the big three.

Just so you guys don't think I'm crazy

COMMIT FOUL
Davis: 62 (down from 84)
Wallace: 56 (up from 49)
T.Allen: 55 (down from 62)
Perkins: 48 (down from 63)
Robinson: 47 (down from 50)
Garnett: 40 (up from 34)
Pierce: 40 (up from 33)
Rondo: 35
R.Allen: 34 (up from 22)

Finley: 28 (up from 7)

Of the Celtics top 6 players, four had their rating raised, one stayed the same, and only one saw a decrease.

DRAW FOUL
Bryant: 82 (up from 56)
Gasol: 70
Bynum: 61 (down from 91)
Odom: 41 (down from 73)
Artest: 39 (down from 45)
Brown: 39 (up from 14)
Farmar: 35 (down from 38)

Fisher: 30 (up from 25)
Walton: 17 (down from 32)

The funny thing is Brown and Farmar pale in comparison to Kobe yet they drew 2 fouls on 10 FGA (20% Foul Draw). Gasol got fouled twice on 10 shots (20%). Kobe did not get fouled once and took 31 shots and that is just god-damn mind boggling.

For once, I am at a loss. If you've got anything, let me know. My stats are all realistic aside from not enough fouls.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

One game is a limited sample, perhaps it's a fluke?

Anonymous said...

foshizzle

Anonymous said...

Bro that is nothing sliders couldnt fix. With playmakers pro sliders the players get to the free throw line plenty.