“I haven’t got as many fouls (this season),” Ausar …
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“I haven’t got as many fouls (this season),” Ausar Thompson said before smirking and keeping himself in check. “So, I guess I was fouling. ” The foul rate has tempered to a career low without any of Thompson’s patented aggression falling by the wayside.
He still presses anyone who can dribble. He leads the NBA in steals and deflections per game. He is second in the league in Bball-Index’s ball-screen navigation analytic and fourth in its off-ball chasing one.
Only one other player even sniffs the top 10 in both stats: his twin brother, Amen, a member of the All-Perimeter-Defense Second Team. New York Times This article originally appeared on Hoops Hype: “I haven’t got as many fouls (this season),” Ausar …