The F-Word and the NBA

There are annoying things about watching the NBA: the occasional “lapse” on “defense,” a tendency to turn into a series of one-on-one dribble wars, and the fact that NO ONE EVER COMMITS A FOUL yet EVERY PLAYER GETS FOULED ON EVERY SHOT. If I were to re-watch the NBA Finals Game 4, and I were to count the possessions on which there was no eye-roll, verbal onslaught, foot stomp, or “Oh-No-You-Didn’t” head tilt from players and coaches, well, I think we would have a number close to Tiago Splitte...