Despite being one of the most successful franchises in professional sports since the turn of the century, the San Antonio Spurs don’t always get the respect they deserve from referees. Especially for the last two seasons, the Spurs have been a team that relies on drives to the basket to generate their offense.
The Spurs are sixth in the league in drives this year with 50.5 per game but rank just 18th in free throw attempts per game (22.8) despite being a group of physical players. Led by wing DeMar DeRozan, who drives to the basket 20 times per game for the second-highest average in the league.