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Message: [QUOTE="DonaldDraper, post: 3376883, member: 1022"] I think it is partly due to teams not knowing what they’re up against in the first couple minutes. They play against a lot of 6’9” guys so to say they’re gonna avoid going at him early in the game is not the best mindset for the opposing team. They learn the lesson quickly. The timing of his first foul is also a factor. He doesn’t want to pick up #2 early or at all in the first half. We’ve been lucky enough to see a lot of shot blockers affect the game outside the stat sheet (Hash being the most impactful in my opinion) from a block perspective. We’ve started to see it here with Akok where the opposing teams begin to pass on shots they’d ordinarily take because of his early impact. I’d love to see him block a shot a minute all game, but if he’s only gonna have 3-5 I’d love to see 85% of em in the first TV timeout to send the message early. [/QUOTE]