NBA thinking of putting an end to Hack-A-Shaq strategy

[mr. smoke weed]

imagine shaq getting 2 shots and the ball back every time they sent his ass to the line

 

[GunRanger]

If you change the rule, you should ban fouling when up by 3 too.

 

[TKOK]

How about learning how to shoot a damn free throw.

 

[Detroit Wave]

How about learning how to shoot a damn free throw.

How dare you expect professionals to work on their craft?

 

[dh86]

If you change the rule, you should ban fouling when up by 3 too.

Can't see the difference with fouling someone without the ball, huh

 

[malbaker86]

imagine shaq getting 2 shots and the ball back every time they sent his ass to the line

Imagine Shaq's #'s if he shot 65-70% from the FT line for his career

 

[Rich Spirit]

next thing they should do is cut down on these damn timeouts

 

[dh86]

Because it bails out guys who are awful foul shooters. If you're awful at this, then coaches should sit you late. Changing the rules so that bad free throw shooters are not a liability is just wrong.

Should teams be able to run the 4 corners offense the last 5 minutes of games again?

 

[AVXL]

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easy fix. any intentional foul off the ball outside of final 2 minutes gets the team 2 shots and the ball

Now If I'm down 1, with 20 seconds, I intentionally foul to make the other team make free throws but also so I can get the ball back. That's not "hack a shaq" but it's still an intentional foul. Your rule would effectively end the game b/c intentional fouls happen at the ends of games all the time, even to elite free throw shooters.

I think it's a tough question but at this time I would leave the rule as is. Make your free throws. It's a mental thing...these are the best athletes in the world, you should be able to make 2 free throws in an NBA game if you're a professional

 

[MJ Truth]

When yall argue either side remember that the NBA is about entertainment before it is about sport. This rule is getting changed.

 

[malbaker86]

Should teams be able to run the 4 corners offense the last 5 minutes of games again?

Thats why they have man to man defense and a shot clock for....

 

[MJ Truth]

Now If I'm down 1, with 20 seconds, I intentionally foul to make the other team make free throws but also so I can get the ball back. That's not "hack a shaq" but it's still an intentional foul. Your rule would effectively end the game b/c intentional fouls happen at the ends of games all the time, even to elite free throw shooters.

I think it's a tough question but at this time I would leave the rule as is. Make your free throws. It's a mental thing...these are the best athletes in the world, you should be able to make 2 free throws in an NBA game if you're a professional

That would be a foul on the ball and would therefore have nothing to do with what is being talked about in this thread.

 

[MJ Truth]

it doesn't matter. A win's a win. When did style points matter? That's why Pop doesn't give a shyt how you feel. He's trying to win games. You're trying to be entertained. It's not the coach's fault if the two can't coexist for you.

Besides, the way shyt is going now, it's a rule that's only gonna protect a few guys who suck at free throws. Why are we trying to bail out the Drummond's and Jordan's of the world when big men are otherwise improving from the line?

Because it IS entertainment at the end of the day. If it was just about the sport nobody would clamor for change at all, they'd just let it go. A business is always going to be worried about displeasing its customer base.

 

[TrillaMonsoon]

It is wack and can he painful to watch but we can't take the responsibility away from the players to be better. I don't like changing rules when strategy to win the game is being used. Free Throws are a huge advantage for the shooting team because you score points with the clock stopped and more often than not, you're gonna be able to get your defense set at the other end.

These big men really need to start shooting granny style from the FT line like Rick Barry. Theyll actually get some back spin on and arc on the ball. I

 

[MikelArteta]

how about learn to shoot free throws
in every sport there are strategies, if you cant stop the run teams will pound that and chew clock