A New NBA Rule?
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Oftentimes a player driving to the hoop is fouled just as he picks up his dribble, glides in temporarily unmolested for a layup, but gets fouled again, thereby preventing the bucket. Under the current rules, he’d only get two fouls shots, yet in the “and one” scenario, he’d have a chance for three points. In other words, defending players have free license (in fact they have an incentive) to foul again without punishment to prevent the “and one” scenario. So here’s my proposition. If a player is fouled after an initial shooting foul, he should receive the number of foul shots equal to the total possible points in an “and one” scenario. In other words, three foul shots for a two point shot, and four foul shots for a three point shot…click to continue reading
4:02 pm
I see what you’re getting at with the incentive to foul, but honestly today’s NBA players need to suck it up. Superstars bitch and complain all the time about “hard” fouls while guys at their skill level were getting absolutely plummeted twenty to thirty years ago. The “and one” scenario is part of the game, and if you really want to prevent it, yes, you should foul hard. If it looks intentional, you get the “and one” opportunity anyways.
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