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[QUOTE="YKCornelius, post: 5311332, member: 9864"]
So there are two aspects of "the game is too rough" from my perch. The first is the aspect of hard fouls, bigs banging against bigs, tough screens,  - the stuff that Tina says is getting softer than what it used to be.  For me, that aspect of "physicality" is not an issue of concern.

The second aspect, which is a concern for me and has been stated or alluded to in other posts, is the grabbing/holding/pushing/blocking by defensive players without the ball - i.e., the [B][I]denial of movement[/I][/B]. (This is not to be confused with the [B]denial of space[/B] which is what bigs correctly try to do to each other when close to the basket.)  These tactics are just bad basketball - doesn't matter if it is WNBA, FIBA, college, AAU, or pick-up games at Rucker Park.

If the WNBA sent out a memo for the second half of the season saying denial of movement tactics will be a point of emphasis going forward, this nonsense would be curbed within two games.
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