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

Did y'all even read what I responded to?

Context is important

And yea, everyone gets that it is a strategy. That is the point of the thread.

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its why after so many fouls you get penalized and your opponent gets free uncontested shot to achieve games objective which is to put ball in basket. 

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No shite it's a part of the game. The objective of basketball, however, is not to foul the opponent or reward the defensive team for committing fouls.

Hence why there is a penalty for fouling. The discussion of this thread is asking whether or not the penatly accomplishes what it is supposed to.

If you're using general statements like basketball is about putting the ball in the hoop, then defense is not about fouling.