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that foul on Rudy

Mongoose said:
Right... basketball is such a physical game that is dominated by African American and Foreign players that never cry about contact.
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It was before white people got scared that black ballers were running into the Piston Palace stands. Now they have to play nice and flop so as to act more white and un-scary.
 
Coincidentally I heard on the radio today that Adam Silver has decided to crack down on "hack a Shaq" type intentional fouls. It'll be interesting to learn what the new rules will be. Hopefully they will address this type of thing.
 
colton said:
Coincidentally I heard on the radio today that Adam Silver has decided to crack down on "hack a Shaq" type intentional fouls. It'll be interesting to learn what the new rules will be. Hopefully they will address this type of thing.
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Yeah. There really needs to be some sort of penalty for off ball intentional fouls. They've gotten kind of ridiculous. Great coaching strategy, but it's a disgrace how it is being utilized.
 
Ellis269 said:
Yeah. There really needs to be some sort of penalty for off ball intentional fouls. They've gotten kind of ridiculous. Great coaching strategy, but it's a disgrace how it is being utilized.
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The solution is for professional basketball players to shoot better than 60% from the foul line.
 
@ChrisMannixYS
The NBA has sent an email saying players can no longer intentional foul while on the free throw line, per Brad Stevens. Now a flagrant.

@ZachLowe_NBA
League clarifies Stevens was discussing only an idea floated to competition committee. Not official, though likely will be soon-ish.
 
NBA has some serious illogic going on with intentional fouls. We have fouls to keep the game within the rules and to punish the guilty one so that they dis-incentivized to break the rules. But look at these intentional fouls: the other team is doing it so that they get an ADVANTAGE. NBA needs to take away that advantage and keep the game within the rules. I detest intentional fouls at all times, play the game the way it is supposed to be.
 
zman1527 said:
NBA has some serious illogic going on with intentional fouls. We have fouls to keep the game within the rules and to punish the guilty one so that they dis-incentivized to break the rules. But look at these intentional fouls: the other team is doing it so that they get an ADVANTAGE. NBA needs to take away that advantage and keep the game within the rules. I detest intentional fouls at all times, play the game the way it is supposed to be.
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Umm, probably a bad idea. Fouls are meant to create an advantage too, or save yourself. People have been fouling all the time when they get beat. That's why you commit a hard foul when you get beat, to stop the player from scoring. It's definitely part of the game.
 
I don't have a problem with intentional fouls, but I don't particularly like the off ball intentional fouls. If you want that guy on the line, you should have to force the ball into his hands.
 
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