Tim Legler

Here's my point with it, Bill.

This will be the last thing we talk about this.

I actually think it's because of the lack of discipline defensively.

I am seeing more guys slap at guys unnecessarily on the drive, going for every head fake in the world, like they're going to block a jump shot.

How many guys now are going to that little mid-range step back, up fake, the Shea, the Luka, the Trey Young, but more guys are doing it now.

Austin Reeves is great at it.

Maxie's doing it this year.

And guys are just going for it every time they're falling for the bait.

Closeouts on three-pointers and recklessly fouling guys.

Fouling guys at the rim rather than making a tougher shot over a contested hit.

So I actually think most of the whistles I've seen in the two games I've called have been justified.

I'm not seeing replays where I go, man, are they calling it tight tonight?

No, I'm seeing guys that are careless and reckless and undisciplined defensively

And it's leading to these incredible scoring outbursts and the types of numbers I'm talking about.

Now, obviously, that's not going to stay there.

You're not going to have 27 teams commit more fouls than the league leader last year.

It's going to come back.

It'll deviate back to the norm a little bit.

But that just puts into perspective what we have seen a week into the season.

It's been a whistle after whistle after whistle.