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And have I read somewhere that high handling is related to steals? If a player had a real imbalance of handling but no OD whether that might cause them to be attempting steals on the floor without the defensive skills to take it.

Most of the big guys ive seen with foul trouble tend to be getting fouls defending the LI offenses in man to man. SB would have to be fairly high to get to the point they were blocking instead of fouling though.

What about zone defenses, anyone used a zone to try and reduce the fouling player? Any success?

My very limited recollection is that zones seemed to increase fouls for my guys, but it's very small sample size and I had lowish shotblocking and highish OD for the level of play.

same Level.

I'm not sure about whether or not my theory is correct, but i'll give it to you and let you decide.

1) I am under the assumption that fouling is a hidden attribute based on previous discussions

2) I believe that math being involved means that you can have a guy foul more often in some situations than others. If one player is high in fouling and is the go to defender, then he will likely foul more often than he otherwise would against a lesser weapon. This is why i experience fewer fouls when the opponent is playing inside and not training guards at the PG position that are a reasonable amount of the way through development. If i face some weaker player who does not see a lot of action with shooting the ball, then there will not be as many shots for my player to foul. They can still foul a lot late in the game, and can foul a bit on non-shooting fouls, but i feel like this is basically a more random occurrence.

3) In conjunction with point 2, i think that hrudey is correct to surmise that higher SB can create fewer chances to foul. Similarly, passing reduces offensive foul opportunities.

4) a 3-2 zone likely impacts the fouling tendencies based on what the opponent runs. If they run an outside offense into a 3-2 zone, then it is likely that they would create more situations for fouls to occur on a highly aggressive perimeter player. If they run look inside instead, then most times the highly aggressive player will be preventing passes and not shots, which statistically is where the bulk of fouls occur. That is why some might experience a better foul tendency from their player when running a zone, while others do not.

5) a lower team defense is also likely to create a situation where there are less fouls to be had. Fewer rebounds would occur, and assisted shots tend not to see the same rate of fouls as the contested shots do.

In theory though, i would rather know the guy i am getting isn't highly aggressive. You tend to have to paint yourself into a corner with strategies and masking his foul tendencies rather than being open to being more strategic and being able to outgame the opponent.

Train them more defensively, taylor the team defensive scheme around them meaning make sure you have them in the best position to limit their fouling or get rid of them

Not really fixing them though is it. I guess I'm looking for actual examples of training specific skills that have limited fouls over a sustainable length. Personally, I've had ID up to 18 and the guy still fouled about 3-4 fouls a game.

No, the question remains has anybody fixed a fouler/aggressive player?

Hello managers ,
I also have an aggressive player in my team .
He always fouled out : if i use man defense, zone defense , if he defends on guard or center.
I think there is an hidden attitude that can not be trained . The player born possessed by the devil and there is not an exorcist to oust him, but we must kill him (with fire) To avoid infection.