Quazzum69
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I don't understand why a play that is questionable HAS to be a foul every time? Why can't refs let the game resume?
I am with Lawrinson on this one - the game has devolved so much that standing in place and allowing yourself to get knocked down is considered good defense and flailing your arms and falling down when you shoot is good offense. The rules encourage players to flop, fall down or embellish every bit of contact the opponent makes. And to think I used to consider basketball a contact sport.
People wonder why "the fundamentals" are lost - it's because taking charges or acting are not a fundamental skill of basketball, or at least they shouldn't be. Guys like Christmas, Keita and Grant - excellent athletes and basketball players - are penalized in today's game for making outstanding plays on the ball because of a little contact while players that willingly get steamrolled by a driving player get rewarded. Move your feet, play defense, go for the ball - standing is not playing basketball.
Why would you have rules that promote stagnation and inaction but discourage action, movement or any enjoyable characteristic of sports? It boggles the mind.
I'm not mad that Fair or Christmas didn't get a free throw and I'm not mad that Parker didn't get called for a charge - you gotta just let them play! If there was no call on Fair's drive, you likely get an epic finish (Boeheim's reaction was priceless, though!) with a tied game with 10 seconds. Instead, you have controversy and even more hatred for the NCAA, if that is possible.
I think the NCAA forgets that they are really in the entertainment industry and that people can find plenty of other ways to spend their time and energy if they are unwilling or unable clean their product up and let players do their thing.
I would rather watch replays of Texans-Jaguars than NCAA basketball at this point.
I am with Lawrinson on this one - the game has devolved so much that standing in place and allowing yourself to get knocked down is considered good defense and flailing your arms and falling down when you shoot is good offense. The rules encourage players to flop, fall down or embellish every bit of contact the opponent makes. And to think I used to consider basketball a contact sport.
People wonder why "the fundamentals" are lost - it's because taking charges or acting are not a fundamental skill of basketball, or at least they shouldn't be. Guys like Christmas, Keita and Grant - excellent athletes and basketball players - are penalized in today's game for making outstanding plays on the ball because of a little contact while players that willingly get steamrolled by a driving player get rewarded. Move your feet, play defense, go for the ball - standing is not playing basketball.
Why would you have rules that promote stagnation and inaction but discourage action, movement or any enjoyable characteristic of sports? It boggles the mind.
I'm not mad that Fair or Christmas didn't get a free throw and I'm not mad that Parker didn't get called for a charge - you gotta just let them play! If there was no call on Fair's drive, you likely get an epic finish (Boeheim's reaction was priceless, though!) with a tied game with 10 seconds. Instead, you have controversy and even more hatred for the NCAA, if that is possible.
I think the NCAA forgets that they are really in the entertainment industry and that people can find plenty of other ways to spend their time and energy if they are unwilling or unable clean their product up and let players do their thing.
I would rather watch replays of Texans-Jaguars than NCAA basketball at this point.
