re: Should basketball coaches be able to decline free throws?

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I don't even know how to process this. Possessing the ball is unfair to the other team?

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OK. Basketball 101 here. Team A has the ball, player is dribbling or running off screens and is fouled by team B. Ref stops the game to call said foul. After this happens several times, player from team A is awarded foul shots. He may or may not miss the free shots. Team B may or may not ge the rebound. Team B may or may not score. You just keep giving Team A possession of the ball to rinse and repeat over and over, the advantage goes to team A because there is no incentive to shoot the ball. Just keep getting fouled, shot clock is reset and its the same shite over and over and over. There is likely no change of possession unless team A stupidly decides to shoot the ball.