Basketball: They need to change the foul rules

I think there is some merit to the idea, but you are also dealing with greatly increasing referee influence on the game. And I think you underestimate how many calls are still going to be very close. Block/charge calls are already huge swings. If you start giving the offense the ball after the free throws, you are basically determining close games in the final minutes with a coin flip call.

That happens already, although your point appears to be that it would happen more often. I can go along with that. Hack-a-Shaq was either stopped because he isn't good enough offensively anymore to justify the .98 points in EV you give by fouling him or because the league has told teams behind the scenes to stop doing it.

[QUOTE=joelshitshow;42421]That happens already, although your point appears to be that it would happen more often. I can go along with that. Hack-a-Shaq was either stopped because he isn't good enough offensively anymore to justify the .98 points in EV you give by fouling him or because the league has told teams behind the scenes to stop doing it.[/QUOTE] It was stopped when they did this: Such intentional fouling (of another player on the other side of the court) is legal until the final two minutes of regulation or any overtime, when intentional fouls result in one free throw and the team whose player was fouled retaining possession.

Nothing worse than that crap Durant pulls whenever he sees a hand beside him he jumps into it and acts like he was going to shoot an underhanded 3. Then he gets 3 free throws. I really hate that crap.

Hello.......you guys aren't paying attention, I am not saying INT foul at aonce I'm saying HACK at the ball whenver the guy has the ball in the paint. GO FOR the steal, but who cares if you don't get ball and get the hand......no biggie, it's just a foul. NOTE, when the other guy IS SHOOTING, the foul call is more onerous obviously, and HERE the foul penalty is at least some deterrent. So they throw it into Howard. I'd swipe and hack, and if I missed....if time before he shot, I'd shove the big man......

I don't get why when teams are up in the 4q with a few mins left after the opponent scores they should wait a few seconds to pass the ball in. Wasting 3-4 seconds maybe 5 times is worth an extra possession.

[QUOTE=Justin1820;42441]I don't get why when teams are up in the 4q with a few mins left after the opponent scores they should wait a few seconds to pass the ball in. Wasting 3-4 seconds maybe 5 times is worth an extra possession.[/QUOTE] Isnt the clock stopped at the end of the game in those situations

[QUOTE=IceTea;42447]Isnt the clock stopped at the end of the game in those situations[/QUOTE] Clock stops after made baskets with 2 minutes to play in the 4th qtr

Correct only with 2 mins to play. But if I were up DD with more then 2 mins and the other team made a hoop I would take my time getting the ball (waste 3-4 seconds) and take my time getting it in (waste 3-4 more seconds). 7 seconds wasted per basket. If they score 7 times you would waste nearly a minute off the clock.

Justin1820's strategy is solid until the two minute mark. Also in college teams should slow their inbounding of the ball to make sure they get the final possession as the clock runs in the final minute of the first half. Often the refs do not start the count until you pick up the ball if you want to get really cute as long as its not excessive.