Question for the “I hate fouling at the end of games” crowd

[intlzncster]

I'm ok with that. Win the game when the game is still going on. Steal the ball or force a miss. I hate the parade of foul, free throw, foul free throws. It's boring and takes too long.

Then it turns into pro football, where it burns out the clock. Buzzer beaters or buzzer attempts become far more rare. End of game scenarios would become more boring than not. Removes a lot of drama from the game.

jmo tho

 

[freescooter]

I hate fouling at the end of a game unless UConn does it andvthe opponent misses, we get the rebound and hit critical shots to win. Or we get fouled and make the foul shots to ice it. Any other time it sucks.

 

[SubbaBub]

Give each team 20 minutes of possession per game go to half time when one team reaches 10. Fouling stops the offenses clock. Loose balls or lack of clear possession following a turnover don't count.

Game ends when the losing teams clock runs out.

They should do this for football (30 mins) and baseball as well (27 at bats per team)

 

[Ctedgeman]

This is not a rational take, in my opinion. A team's job is to do anything within the rules of the game to win. You can coach your teams to do whatever you like, but I prefer that the teams for whom I root win all winnable games, as opposed to taking some arbitrary high road according to someone's unwritten rules.

... Wait, you're not Dan Hurley, are you?

Oh it's absolutely not rational. I understand that. Bush league might not the right term to use.

I don't like intentional walks either. I guess I'm just one of those guys.

 

[whaler11]

That's why I think the rule change should be to allow them to elect possession instead of FTs. Just like declining a penalty in football.

double bonus should be one shot and the ball. end game fixed.

or elam ending if you actually like sports.

anything but the cbb death march they have today

 

[johnhuskies95]

The best was at the end of the 2014 title game when Calipari didn't even bother to foul because he knew with the Napier-Boatright-Giffey-Kromah-Daniels lineup there was no point.

 

[HuskyHawk]

Then it turns into pro football, where it burns out the clock. Buzzer beaters or buzzer attempts become far more rare. End of game scenarios would become more boring than not. Removes a lot of drama from the game.

jmo tho

Not really. Those inbounds plays and the attempt to steal are exciting. Remember those could keep happening. Or maybe you’d choose to shoot the FTs. But if a team down 10 with a minute to go always loses, good. They should.

 

[CTBasketball]

If it weren’t for free throws, Bill Self still wouldn’t have a ring.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

I hate fouling at the end of a game unless UConn does it... and the opponent misses... and we get the rebound... and hit critical shots to win.

Or, unless we get fouled and make the foul shots to ice it.

Any other time, it sucks.

FIFY, but only to make your post clearer.

Why?

Because I often disagree with you, and this time I agree.

And I believe that others feel this way too.

 

[Waquoit]

A team's job is to do anything within the rules of the game to win.

But you go in to advocate intentional fouling. That's not within the rules of the game.