The demise of the Double Techy Ejection (DTE), seems to have been fast. Just a few years ago when NFA was just starting out the only way to get an ejection was through a DTE (technically, one could get ejected with 2 flagrant fouls but that has never happened). Now with flagrant 2s, leading to ejections it is easier to get ejected, which means less points for NFA teams. Heck this year, Serge Ibaka just got straight up ejected for a fight (he had no personal fouls, techies, or flagrants).
Is the NFA getting too soft? It might be, seems like just pushing someone could lead to an ejection. It's too bad because the DTE used to have this romantic aura surrounding it. You knew that if you could get an ejection via a double techy then you were going to get at least 180 pts and you could jump up the league standings pretty fast.
But now ejections seem to be commonplace. As of this post, there have been 21 flagrants given out in the NFA and 10 ejections. So while it may feel like there are more ejections, and there might be, still almost double the flagrants.
Maybe it's just because the amount of DTEs has seemed to decrease while ejections have seemed to increased so the excitment factor of at least 180 pts is not there as much.
Don't get me wrong it's still great to see someone get ejected, but you feel kind of robbed when it's not a DTE. NFA teams are entitled to those points.
Keep foulin' y'all!
FM
