OT NBA Finally Ready To Make Rule Change On Hack-A-Player

The game is better with better free throw shooters.

 

I'm talking about the intentional foul off the ball...I have no problem with fouling a guy who's handling the ball and trying to score

 

There's plenty of game for strategy, but intentional walking doesn't raise the excitement level of the game nor let a pitcher do battle with a hitter..I want nothing more than to see pitchers pitch to homerun hitters...it's my biggest complaint about baseball...second..both leagues should make pitchers either bat or use designated pinch hitters but it should be the same rule.

 

for me, it's the anticipation...holding my breath thinking...c'mon CJ...make this free throw...when he makes it...it's more entertaining but not knowing has some entertainment value

 

total agreement...

 

And Bill Schonely wept...

 

They are called "free" throws for a reason. We were only trying to give Jordan free points, it's not our fault he paid a buck 50 for them...

 

QFT

 

A walk to set up a potential double play is good, interesting baseball. A walk to load the bases could backfire big time. It's strategy. It's part of the game. If you don't appreciate it, don't watch.

And the pitcher should absolutely be required to bat. And be replaced by a better hitter when the strategy calls for it. Just like shitty free throw shooters should be sent to the line. Or take a fucking seat.

 

had to log in to like that post^^^ well said.

 

The fact that FT's consume zero game time renders your point moot.

 

You just gotta know what a foul is defined as.

"Rule 4-19 ART. 1
A personal foul is a player foul which involves illegal contact with an opponent while the ball is live, which hinders an opponent from performing normal defensive and offensive movements."

Displacement has always been a foul. Handchecking was pushing before it became handchecking. Since a push is typically with two hands or with the body, the hand checking definition was invented because that usually happens with one hand. It is displacement that "hinders an opponent from performing normal offensive movements".

The hand on the waist used to be allowed as marginal contact (marginal contact is not a foul) but it became a problem because defensive players were using that hand to steer the offensive player. Basketball is supposed to be a freedom of movement game. The defense is gaining and advantage by using displacement.

No it wasn't. It helps bigs just as much as smalls.

 

The so-called Charles Barkley rule was invented because Charles would take the last 10 to 12 seconds off the shot clock simply backing his man down. Mark Jackson used to do the same shit. It was boring fucking basketball and that's the reason why that rule was invented. It's actually a great rule because it promotes faster play. It's also a rule that is easily followed because to break the 5 second count you simply have to face up. Then if you back down again you get another 4.9 seconds.

A good drop step is actually marginal contact which is not a foul.

 

wow, I've followed baseball since the 50s...I never thought to just not watch!

 

Fair enough. But watching free throws being made or missed is entertaining too. When Nic Batum made those free throws in the game when Andre Miller threw him the alley oop against San Antonio. The little 8 year old girl next to my son was SCREAMING "YOU CAN DO IT NIC!!"

I'm a vocal fan. I'm pretty loud. I stand up and shout. I've never been as loud at the game as this little girl. To this day I fully believe it was the power of that little girl's positivity that made Nic sink those free throws.

Imagine if it was Plumlee on the line...