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[QUOTE="FrancoPizza, post: 5642543, member: 5195"]
We see this all the time.  One team is trailing by a few possessions under 1 minute and they start intentionally fouling the opponent in hopes they will miss free throws.  What was a 1 minute game turns into 30 minutes.

Why not adopt how soccer handles certain penalties?   They restart the game from the spot of the foul (similar to how jump balls are/were handled in the NBA).   The ball would still be inbounded after a basket or if the ball goes out of bounds during play.   But all other non-shooting fouls you restart from the spot of the foul with a fresh shot clock.   Then after 7 fouls you get the additional choice of 1-and-1.  Then at 10 fouls the choice is 2 shots.   This would eliminate any incentive for the defense to foul as a means of extending the game.   You want the ball back?   Play good defense, force a turnover, or get the rebound.    If you think about it - why should you be at a disadvantage of inbounding the ball when the other team commits the infraction?   It's stupid.
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