David Fizdale
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And, you know, other people in the league did what James did.
James was the best at it.
But you could see all of the people in the league bringing the ball up through the shooting hand, through the hand that's out, the dig hand and drawing that foul and, you know, always popping the ball out when guys are in the corner reaching.
All of those different things, more guys were doing that so it was easier to police for the league.
But what SGA is doing is tough because
You know, it looks like he's getting contact on a lot of these guys.
But the reality is the refs are the closest ones to it.
They know he has a reputation for falling around.
Don't call all that crap.
And I tell you what, you tell a guy to get up a few times, he's going to stop doing it because him being on the floor.
Him on the floor in a playoff game is a lost possession.
I remember we played Boston in the playoffs.
Ray Allen, every time D-Wade laid on the floor, because, you know, D-Wade was a floor.
He always hit the floor.
He was famous for hitting the floor.
Every single time he hit the floor, Ray Allen hit a three.
And D-Wade said, all right, I got to take that out of my game because I want to win.