That’s really interesting and thanks for showing the graph for added context. Being #1 in percentage and #4 in bulk makes you feel like Jenkins is not only good at knowing when to challenge, but also at not letting opportunities to challenge go by.
My theory of this (although I didn’t/don’t have the stats to back this up) is that TJenks is so good at winning challenges because the vast majority of his challenges are out of bounds calls.
I feel like refs don’t overturn plays unless they absolutely have to. Challenging a foul is rough because there’s always a certain amount of contact in an NBA play, so they’ll often have an excuse to uphold the ruling. But we’ve got someone on the bench with a tablet reviewing footage who we look to to see who the ball was off of. That’s cut and dry usually, either it’s off your guy or it’s not.
Almost always when TJenks challenges a foul call, it’s a very impactful one, like one that would be Jaren’s fifth or one that would result in important free throws. Those you may lose, but it’s worth the shot. That’s why he’s not at like 90%
Anyway thanks for coming to my Ted Talk
jpndrds
s/o blake ahearn
Heibaihui
I remembered being incredibly frustrated with coach’s challenges when it first came out, he is definitely a quick learner
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That’s really good, actually
That’s really interesting and thanks for showing the graph for added context. Being #1 in percentage and #4 in bulk makes you feel like Jenkins is not only good at knowing when to challenge, but also at not letting opportunities to challenge go by.
My theory of this (although I didn’t/don’t have the stats to back this up) is that TJenks is so good at winning challenges because the vast majority of his challenges are out of bounds calls.
I feel like refs don’t overturn plays unless they absolutely have to. Challenging a foul is rough because there’s always a certain amount of contact in an NBA play, so they’ll often have an excuse to uphold the ruling. But we’ve got someone on the bench with a tablet reviewing footage who we look to to see who the ball was off of. That’s cut and dry usually, either it’s off your guy or it’s not.
Almost always when TJenks challenges a foul call, it’s a very impactful one, like one that would be Jaren’s fifth or one that would result in important free throws. Those you may lose, but it’s worth the shot. That’s why he’s not at like 90%
Anyway thanks for coming to my Ted Talk
s/o blake ahearn
I remembered being incredibly frustrated with coach’s challenges when it first came out, he is definitely a quick learner