I’m reading stuff about players not feeling happy and it this or think it’s “weird” and they have every right to. But I find it funny that we have had years of guys intentionally fouling bad free throw shooters 90 feet away from the basket and nothing about “integrity of the game” being an issue.
For the record. I’m fine with that strategy. If you can exploit a weakness to win a game, then you do it. However, I can admit that that is not basketball the way it was intended to be played.
Shaq’s inability to shoot free throws should remove him from the GOAT conversation
It only works if you are literally incapable if the most basic part if the game.
Like, Giannis is a bad free throw shooter but hack a Giannis isn’t that prevalent because he still CAN make them.
If we’re talking about how basketball was “meant to be played”, players were meant to be capable of making free throws. That’s why they exist.
Basketball was also meant to not include dribbling if we get really pedantic.
NBA just needs to treat a “hack” (off-the-ball) foul the same way “transition take” fouls are (supposed) to be handled:
- The offensive team will be awarded one free throw, which may be attempted by any player on the offensive team in the game at the time that the foul is committed.
- The offensive team will retain possession of the ball.
- The defensive player who commits the take foul will be assessed a common personal foul.
I don’t respect integrity arguments regarding a game