I fail to see how intentionally fouling bad free throw shooters is abuse of the rules.
If a guy is going in for a layup or a dunk, a hard foul that prevents the easy bucket is also to the advantage of the fouling team.
Is that abusing the rules? If so, and if you outlaw all intentional fouling, you create a whole new grey area between intentional and non-intentional fouls.
I love the hack-a-shaq strategy and I wish it was even more punitive! Like if you get intentionally fouled, the first time you miss both free throws your team loses an extra point. The second time you miss both, you lose two points. The third time, you lose 20 points and your entire team gets sent to the d-league and you have to ride around in an RV with Royce White while the the music of Lady Gaga plays on endless loop. If you ever make it back to the NBA and it happens again you are sentenced to spending the rest of your life watching Leo Rautins break down Andrea Bargnani highlights (That's a seven footer out there!") while eating frozen Pizza Pizza in an igloo in the Yukon.
That'll teach you to make your damn free throws.
If a guy is going in for a layup or a dunk, a hard foul that prevents the easy bucket is also to the advantage of the fouling team.
Is that abusing the rules? If so, and if you outlaw all intentional fouling, you create a whole new grey area between intentional and non-intentional fouls.
I love the hack-a-shaq strategy and I wish it was even more punitive! Like if you get intentionally fouled, the first time you miss both free throws your team loses an extra point. The second time you miss both, you lose two points. The third time, you lose 20 points and your entire team gets sent to the d-league and you have to ride around in an RV with Royce White while the the music of Lady Gaga plays on endless loop. If you ever make it back to the NBA and it happens again you are sentenced to spending the rest of your life watching Leo Rautins break down Andrea Bargnani highlights (That's a seven footer out there!") while eating frozen Pizza Pizza in an igloo in the Yukon.
That'll teach you to make your damn free throws.
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