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ok, you now say it's "pretty close to being true" that shelden never
fouled out in that he only fouled out of 16 games despite "playing in the
middle." forgive me if that also is intended as hyperbole, but let's
compare the numbers with someone else who has spent a lot of
time "playing in the middle."
as noted, in 4 years, shelden fouled out 16 times and had at least 4
fouls in a game 50 times. through 3 years, hansbrough has only fouled
out twice and had at least 4 fouls in a game 22 times.
the premise that the refs protected shelden throughout his career is
entirely refuted by the facts.