The practice of baiting defenders and referees to receive free throws in non-basketball plays is a scourge, currently only exceeded in its wrongness by the dastardly practice of tanking. Can you imagine anyone calling the above play a foul in a game at the Y? Who would attempt a rip-through move at the playground? How about jumping in front of a dribbler in the backcourt after he secures a defensive rebound or loose ball and causing a violent collision?
I think Deadspin said it pretty well:
I'm sick of this shit: https://t.co/jvpHA1CaoE pic.twitter.com/TIuWylMOWE
— Deadspin (@Deadspin) April 24, 2017
A modest proposal: If you are doing something that would result in you being removed from the email list for your weekly pick-up game, perhaps its inclusion in the NBA should be reevaluated. And this includes the aesthetically abhorrent “Hack-a-player” strategy, which reared it ugly head at the end of Game 4 of the Rockets/Thunder series.
Read More: Petty postgame pressers are stealing the show in the playoffs
As opposed to foul-baiting, which might require a complex rewriting of existing rules, there is a simple solution to ending away from the ball intentional fouling recently suggested by Seerat Sohi (@damiantrillard). Seerat, who has written for Rolling Stone, ESPN, Vice Sports and others, thinks all the fouling has gone too far and joins the latest episode of Fastbreak Breakfast to share her opinions. In addition to critiquing a system that rewards non-basketball plays, the following topics are discussed:
- Which team’s future will be most impacted by the results of their first round series?
- Is a break-up best for the Clippers?
- What are the perfect breakfast burrito ingredients?
All Fastbreak Breakfast episodes are also available for download on iTunes and Soundcloud.
Original music provided by Codaphonic
Interact with Fastbreak Breakfast NBA Podcast
- Support our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fastbreakbreakfast
- Follow us on twitter: @fastbreakbreak, @royira, @masterjonburr, @themightychuck
- “Seriously, How’s It Goink?” Buy our shirts! http://www.fastbreakbreakfastpodcast.com/merch
- Join the Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/fastbreakpodcast/
More from Fastbreak Breakfast NBA Podcast
- Archive of all episodes: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/fastbreakbreakfast
- Subscribe on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/fastbreak-breakfast-nba-podcast/id939020106?mt=2#
- Subscribe on Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/fastbreak-breakfast
- Subscribe on Soundcloud :https://soundcloud.com/fastbreakbreakfast
Thanks for listening, supporting, rating, downloading and commenting!