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

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  1. oldmangrouch

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    My feeling exactly. I HATE when the last 2 minutes of a game turn into a 30 minute parade to the FT line.

    You can say "make your FTs", but I say "play clean defense". Intentional rule violations should not be rewarded.
     
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    The problem is that the penalty for fouling--you know, the actual violation of the rules--is no longer sufficient to prevent teams from benefiting from that rule violation. I like to see the game played as intended. Free throws were supposed to be a penalty, not an objective.
     
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    This is an interesting topic....the fact is that these changes will become accepted and folks will move on if they implement them. In tennis challenging a line call has really improved the game with super efficient replay...takes a split second to rule on it. Better than John McEnroe screaming at a line judge for 10 minutes like the old days....in football, it's backfired for me...they seem to review every frickin' call and the refs are on the screen more than the quarterback.
     
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    The refs definetly need to let teams play more...
     
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    Agreed. "Contact" that doesn't result in an advantage shouldn't be called. Shooters shouldn't be able to draw fouls when they initiate the contact. And the ones that really drive me nuts are when two bigs are pushing against each other for position, and then one just throws himself to the side to draw the loose-ball foul.
     
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    They are benefitting from the opponent's inability to shoot free throws which is a skill that all NBA players should be proficient at.
     
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    Yes. They break the rules, and benefit. You can elaborate all you want, but it doesn't change the fact that they break the rules, and then benefit from doing so.
     
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    The question to ask yourself is: Is the game of basketball as a whole better when there are more fouls and free throws or fewer?
     
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    Why move it closer? Lol

    The key, for the NBA it is 16 feet (4.9 m) wide, for the NCAA it is 12 feet (3.7 m) wide; for both instances it extends 15 feet (4.6 m) from the backboard.
     
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    This already occurs. Hack a whoever is an off ball foul.
     
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    I'm glad you're here. What's "The Rappin' Referree's" take on this issue?
     
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    Ok, how about this. There is a 'wheel of fortune' that the player who is fouled spins. The options include 1 to 3 foul shots, side out, disqualification of the fouling player, disqualification of the fouled player, reversal of the game score at the time, do-over, foul shots but from half-court, replacement of fouling player with randomly chosen fan, fouling player forced to eat 10 hot dogs before play resumes, etc.

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    yes it does...but what I envision Silver addressing is not something familiar so we don't really have any examples to justify it yet. Sports rules have changed all my life...with the exception of the NFL...I've liked most of the changes.
     
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    I think the rule should be left as is.

    Hit your Goddamn free throws
     
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    Sports rules don't change to protect players weaknesses unless it is a safety issue. Name one rule change that was done to protect a player's weakness.
     
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    I'm hoping to see the rule change personally....watched the Ducks destroy Colorado last night and the crowd was going crazy until the last two minutes of intentional fouling...then everyone was headed for the exits before the game was over...why? Nobody needed to watch free throws at that point...I imagine folks watching TV were channel surfing about then. I don't see it as a selling point
     
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    Well who cares what you think?! :devilwink:
     
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    3pt shot....paint challenged players could put up big numbers without sucking at driving the lane....that's their weakness...should they put it back to a 2 pt shot because they suck at layups?
     
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    And they benefit from doing so only because of a glaring weakness in the opponent's game, one that can be remedied by taking the no-free-throw-shooting player out of the game.
     
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    The hand-checking rule was changed because perimeter players couldn't shake defenders while being hand-checked.
    The "Charles Barkley" rule, because post defenders couldn't stop players backing them down into the key.
    Offensive and defensive weaknesses protected by rule changes.
     
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