Kobe On Changing Hack-A Rules: "That Sets A Horrible Example For The Kids."

[Mantis Toboggan M.D.]

Actually no, this is much closer to allowing teams to select a Designated Hitter since none of the pitchers can hit over .130...

Nah, because the bad foul shooters will still be out there. Being forced to send a pitcher to the plate is dumb, especially since many of them leave the game after the 6th anyway.

 

[DaDoc04]

Kobe is 100% right

 

[manyfaces]

I don't know how they're going to change these rules. If it comes down to it, teams will start doing hard fouls instead of soft fouls to get who they want on the line. There's no way to stop this unless big men start hitting their free throws.

The same way the enforce it in all levels of basketball. Typically an intentional foul is penalized by getting ft's and the ball or theshooting team being able to designate who they want to shoot fts.

I don't see what fouling soft or hard has to do with it, seeing how most of these calls are results of fouls off the ball with a player 20 ft from the action.

 

[KOBE]

The same way the enforce it in all levels of basketball. Typically an intentional foul is penalized by getting ft's and the ball or theshooting team being able to designate who they want to shoot fts.

I don't see what fouling soft or hard has to do with it, seeing how most of these calls are results of fouls off the ball with a player 20 ft from the action.

They can't get rid of off ball fouls. Piggy backing was becoming a thing to get guys on the line. You don't think there's other, harsher ways to do an off ball foul in a rebounding situation that doesn't involve piggy backing?

I'm not saying it's impossible, but if they really want to intentionally foul a guy they could make it look a lot more "real".

 

[Primetime21]

2 shots and the ball.

 

[Tony D'Amato]

Rape sets a horrible example as well

 

[madness]

kobe is right.

on a related note, his shot selection sets a horrible example for kids, too.

 

[Brozay]

Right. The lazy ass "What about the kids," argument that doesn't even apply to this situation because the "kids" will never even have any experience playing with this rule unless they actually make it to the nba.

Lets be real here. No one will be begging for the good ol days when players used to jump on players backs that weren't involved in the play to watch them clank ft's thirty times once this rule is gone. And you know what else? Poor ft shooters will still be poor ft shooters and brick plenty at the line. It's just that it will be in the natural flow of the game, you know, like when they're actually shooting or involved in the play. The complaints about them changing the rule seem so hollow to me.

You're a Pistons fan though, correct?

 

[FaTaL]

kobe is right.

on a related note, his shot selection sets a horrible example for kids, too.

and dont forget his shooting percentage

 

[malbaker86]

The god has spoken.

When did Tim Duncan comment on this?

Lol but yea, dont change the rule

 

[YaThreadFloppedB!]

you ever watch young kids at the park shoot up for teams?
youll be there watching for 2 hours and some change

But they all got better handles than AI and Kyrie put together

 

[Roadie pipeher]

You're a Pistons fan though, correct?

You assuming he typed that cause of drummond?

 

[MJ Truth]

Grabbing guys who don't have the ball on the other side of the court of where the play is happening sets a worse example for kids though. That shyt ain't basketball, and isn't even allowed anywhere BUT the NBA. shyt is like beating a video game because of a glitch or something; sure you won but you can't really look in the mirror and say you won because you were the better player.

 

[Brozay]

You assuming he typed that cause of drummond?

I just asked a simple question

 

[FTBS]

He's right. Make your damn free throws. This would be like if you had to throw outside the strike zone when it's a pitcher that comes up to bat since none of them can hit over .130

Horrible comparison. Fouling is against the rules and the whole idea behind free throws and DQs is to limit fouling otherwise we would have football out there. I agree guys should make their free throws. Teams should also D up.