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re: Good ways to end "Hack-a-Shaq"...
Posted on 4/25/15 at 1:06 pm to Lester Earl
Posted on 4/25/15 at 1:06 pm to Lester Earl
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they are penalized. A player is awarded a foul.
The point of penalties in sports is to deter an action with as un-severe of consequences as possible. As it is now, the penalty is obviously not enough of a deterrent since this is still happening, and the proposed fix successfully deters it without adding additional unneeded penalties on the fouling team.
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Posted on 4/25/15 at 1:09 pm to TallMan
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The point of penalties in sports is to deter an action with as un-severe of consequences as possible. As it is now, the penalty is obviously not enough of a deterrent since this is still happening, and the proposed fix successfully deters it without adding additional unneeded penalties on the fouling team.
You can't really look at it like that. The player still gets 2 FT's. To assume the absolute worst is not fair to the rule.
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