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But they aren’t intended to be a substitute for regular offensive play. Not allowing the “ahead” team to play offense, and instead making every offensive possession for that team a series of foul shots that a) stop the clock, b) prevent them from scoring 3-pointers themselves, and c) force that team to use foul shots as their sole source of scoring, is lame, IMO.
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aaaaaannnnnd…the free-throw shooting team has a poor chance of rebounding the missed free throw since the lane is stacked with the opposing team getting the blocks down low.
[QUOTE=Figaro]
Inspired by last night’s NCAA final game, but also with “hack a Shaq” in mind…
When I am named commissioner of all basketball, I am going to add one or both of the following two rules to the rulebook to address intentional end-of-game fouling. Please tell me why I’m wrong about this…
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Intentional fouls are treated like technicals. The fouled team gets to pick its shooter, and they are awarded an extra shot. So…it becomes a potential 3-point hit against the fouling team instead of 2, and the likelihood of the shots being made goes up.
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An intentional foul causes a run-off from the game clock equal to one shot clock. That way fouling can’t be used effectively for time management.
If you’ve got a better idea, let’s hear it. If you like intentional fouling, well… :dubious:
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I do have a better idea. I’m fine with the fouling… what I don’t like is that there are few true shooters anymore. I say raise the height of the basket. 11’ ought to do it.