New rules affect Harden? His number of free throws did not drop but rose The referee admitted that mistakes were made at the beginning of the season

On December 17, Beijing time, according to ESPN, does the new foul-making rule have an impact on James Harden? Compared to last season, his average number of free throws per game this season has not decreased but has risen. NBA vice president and head of referee development and training, Monty McCuchin, acknowledged that referees did make some mistakes at the start of the season.

When the league decided to amend the foul rules in the offseason this year, many people thought that it was a problem of touching porcelain for players such as Trae Young and Harden; and when the new rules were officially implemented from this season, the performance of Trae Young, Harden and others was indeed greatly affected.

When the new rules began to be implemented, Young felt like he was the primary target, and he even appeared in videos sent by the league to all teams, becoming an example of the league explaining the new rules to teams; he ranted at the referees during the game, saying that the changes were too much; he publicly complained that he had been unfairly targeted, and then on October 29, he was blown for a technical foul by the referee, and then the official verdict was that he confronted the referee and issued a $15,000 fine.

The league office then held a small press conference to announce their satisfaction with the new rules. In other words: everyone has to adapt to the new rules.

Faced with the new reality, Yang had to bow his head. "I don't think I'm going to win," Young said last week. "I know that this season, the referees will not be on my side. I have to be able to score without relying on penalties. ”

Two months into the season, Young has reduced his complaints and has largely stopped complaining. In terms of the number of fouls per game in the league this season, it is almost the same as the entire season last season, which is only 1.5 times less than the average of the previous season. 'We made some mistakes in the early days, but we also made some adjustments, just like the players. McCuchin said, "We are able to sustain the gains made through change. ”

As for Harden, he's clearly adapted to the new rules, averaging 7.3 free throws per game last season and 7.4 so far this season.

"I know it's going to stabilize, not just for myself, but for the league as a whole." Harden said, "We know the referees are trying to do their best, they watch the game video just like we do. Everyone works together. ”

Other stars have also found ways to adapt to the new rules, with Sun star Devin Booker averaging 1.6 fewer free throws per game this season, but his career-high 40 percent three-point shooting percentage, 6 percentage points higher than last season; for Young, the adjustment may have been accompanied by some confusion and anger, but he did it. "I've played a lot of beautiful games without relying on penalties," Young said, "and I've always been able to do well." ”