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

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Committing a foul can be used to gain an advantage. Screw that.

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This goes against the core values of the game of basketball.

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Then don't foul.

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Then Make your Free Throws

I stand corrected.

My sincere belief is that the rules allow for teams to sufficiently utilize free throws to punish teams sufficiently for fouling and that it is incumbent on players and teams to utilize this valuable tool.

But...we really still in that same spot. Players aren't as good at free throws as they "should" be, so it makes sense to reevaluate he rules in these situations.

Declining free throws is an interesting idea, but this creates an inevitable problem:

LSU vs Ole Miss, final minute, LSU up by 8. Now, Ole Miss will play an unrealistically aggressive style of defense, desperately trying to steal the ball, knowing that a foul doesn't really hurt them. This will create all types of problems at the ends of games. Injuries and fights would inevitably increase because of the warped brand of last-minute basketball created. Ole Miss in this case ironically would commit more fouls here than they do with today's rules because they would be playing with a complete disregard for fouls.

Declining free throws would make the current situation far worse.

Why not a triple bonus? 13th foul and every one after gives you two shots and the ball.

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That makes every single foul in the game irrelevant and therefore pointless to call them.

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Explain.

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I stand corrected.

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How about that silly logic?

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the defense shouldn't be allowed to commit a foul in order to put the offense in a less advantageous position.

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It's a risk reward trade off. I don't agree with changing the rules to accommodate a couple of guys who can't competently shoot an uncontested shot from 15 feet.

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, the game isn't about fouling either..

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That's why when you foul, you're punished by having to stand aside while your opponent gets free shots.

I have more of an issue when a team is up 3 and they foul the other team so they can only have a chance at 2 points. That scenario seems more unfair to me. Denying the other team a chance to attempt a 3 to tie by fouling, but I don't know how you could fix it either.

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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.

Would people like this in football:

LSU up 4 with 45 seconds left other team has no timeouts

Other team fouls us. Forces LSU to kick a field goal

We make the field goal and are up 7. But now the other team has the ball and a chance to tie



That is the exact same scenario. So stupid