The NBA has cracked down on foul-hunting and the Warriors think it's great for the game.
Draymond Green brought up the subject impromptu during his postgame press conference following the Warriors 103-82 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder.
"Can I also say how satisfying it's been to watch the game of basketball without all those bulls*t calls," Green said. "I've been really enjoying watching basketball this year. I kind of had to stop watching the NBA a bit because it was just too much flailing and flopping and guys cheating the game to get free throws."
Listen to Green's full response below:
Stephen Curry was also asked about the rule change.
"It's obviously way better to watch," Curry said. "There's less of those egregious plays where you know there's only one option was to go out of your way to draw a foul. I used to like them when it worked out for you... But it's great for the game. I know a lot of fans are loving it. The defensive-minded players are loving it. For us to put the ball in the basket and focus on that. I've tried to my entire career so I don't think it's a huge adjustment but I like it."
The two-time MVP first got a taste of not getting a call when trying to draw a foul in the Warriors first preseason game in Portland. It didn't take him long to adjust and he credits that to his toolbox.
"1000 percent," Curry replied when asked if it's been easier for him to get rid of the impulse to draw fouls because he has so many tools in his toolbox.
"The only one that's tough is when you get a pump fake and you don't know if they're jumping into you, and you can kind of be patient and wait for that contact, or if it's to the left or right and you kind of go out of your way to draw that foul, especially in the perimeter.
"The rest of it I usually look for the rim, and if the foul comes that'd be great but even off-ball those haven't changed much, because those are still free to movement type stuff, and even in the playoffs that will hopefully be pretty consistent, but that's really the only adjustment and I kind of shifted pretty quick."