Safe to say teams in the NBA are not a fan of the new freedom of movement calls. The Indiana Pacers are so frustrated by it, that they have reached out to executive vice president of basketball operations Kiki Vandeweghe to voice their concerns, according to J. Michael of Indy Star.

Officials are now closely monitoring contact away from the ball. The extra emphasis is intended to promote scoring by speeding up the action on the court. Defensive-minded teams, such as the Pacers, aren't a fan of it whatsoever.

“It’s going to be a challenge for the league to call it the same,” Pacers head coach Nate McMillan said Monday after the Pacers lost to the Minnesota Timberwolves. “We’re calling so many fouls, a lot of it off the ball, that even during the course of the game it changes.

“We’re trying to adjust to the rules with these touch fouls, grabbing and touching can be called a foul every possession down the floor. It would screw up the game. You’re not calling it every time down the floor, therefore something needs to change.”

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As J. Michael of Indy Star points out, scoring is way up this season. Some teams have put up the following numbers in regulation, via Indy Star: 149, 131, 126, 123, 121, 127, 128, 124, 140, 136, 133, 142, 143.

On one hand, this makes sense. Fans aren't coming to NBA games to watch defensive matchups. They want to see 3's and high scoring games. However, for the teams and players, it's easy to see why this new rule is frustrating.

It will be interesting to see if the Pacers' talk with Kiki Vandeweghe changes anything.