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re: Should basketball coaches be able to decline free throws?
Posted on 1/27/16 at 10:29 am to StrongBackWeakMind
Posted on 1/27/16 at 10:29 am to StrongBackWeakMind
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Why not give the coach an option?
Because Free throws, just like any shot are a chance to score. Possession is absolute and gives an unfair advantage to the team gaining possession of the ball.
Posted on 1/27/16 at 10:30 am to Kracka
quote:How does it give an unfair advantage? They had possession prior to the foul.
Possession is absolute and gives an unfair advantage to the team gaining possession of the ball.
Posted on 1/27/16 at 10:37 am to Kracka
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Possession is absolute and gives an unfair advantage to the team gaining possession of the ball.
What unfair advantage does that team have following a foul that it didn't have before, and what did the team do wrong to gain that advantage? All it did was turn down the free throws as if they weren't in the bonus yet.
Posted on 1/27/16 at 10:40 am to Kracka
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Possession is absolute and gives an unfair advantage to the team gaining possession of the ball.
I don't even know how to process this.
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Posted on 1/27/16 at 11:59 am to Kracka
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Because Free throws, just like any shot are a chance to score. Possession is absolute and gives an unfair advantage to the team gaining possession of the ball.
Well, the team with the ball is getting fouled in the first place...so they already had an advantageous position. Basically, the point is, a team should not be able to gain an advantage by fouling. It's just like declining a penalty in football.
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