Kirk Goldsberry

Yes, that's what I would like to end on as well.

They deserve to be the favorites.

They are still a pretty big juggernaut in this league.

And has there been an adjustment to the foul baiting stuff or is that, is that a byproduct of something else?

Like I, I got to look at the numbers.

I don't know if it's an officiating thing or people are figuring out how to defend him.

Um, but that's another thing.

He's like, I'm just going to flail my... The giant beard gets tilted up into the sky and the refs are just, they have no choice but to blow the whistle at that point.

I don't like it.

Well, I think the biggest one, Bill, is that scoring is way up in the NBA.

So we're seeing scoring numbers.

It's great to talk to you about this because we haven't seen scoring numbers like this since the 1960s before the three-point line existed.

NBA teams are averaging 117 points per game.

Those are crazy numbers up from last year, but definitely up from anywhere this century.

Yeah.

So in general, when you look at it long term, the shot selection revolution is the biggest reason just every possession is more efficient.

But when we look at just what's happened since last year and we have like a three and a half, four point a game scoring uptick, unfortunately, the biggest thing is fouls and free throws.

Yeah.

Oh, interesting.

Yes.