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What if free throws had to be taken at the spot of the foul? (alien.top)

submitted 1 year ago by owiseone23@alien.top to c/nba@nba.space

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It's common knowledge that FTs are by far the most valuable shot these days. They need to be somewhat overvalued to disincentivize fouling, but it's arguably gone too far.

League average 3pt percentage is about 0.35. League average FT percentage is about 0.78. So if someone gets fouled on a 3pt shot, their expected points goes from 1.05 pts to 2.34 pts, more than doubling.

What if instead, players had to shoot from the spot of the foul. So for a corner 3, you have to take 3 shots from the corner. It'd reflect shooting skill more because players would have to adjust to the different positions instead of just building muscle memory from a specific location. It also makes things a bit more balanced for big men who get fouled under the rim.

Techs, non shooting fouls in the bonus, etc would probably still be taken at the FT line.

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[–] Grakety@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Giannis would like this idea.

[–] irelli@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You'd need to have a minimum distance limit.

Like then you can't foul under the rim. Ever. Shits a literal layup lol

[–] ajteitel@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Ben Simmons will still pass it out

[–] Usual_Adhesiveness92@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Foul guys in the backcourt, make em shoot 3/4 court freethrows.

Would be super entertaining!

[–] froggafrogs@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

I interpreted the op as saying that shooting fouls would be from the spot of the foul and technical and bonus fts would be the same as normal.

[–] yourloudneighbor@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is terrible a terrible idea

Because this is rewarding the defenses for fouling by giving the offensive player a harder shot. Don’t want to give the most valuable shot to your opponent? Don’t foul or get beat on defense then.

[–] KarrotMovies@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

But it would be funny

[–] SoKrat3s@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

You're pretty much guaranteeing end-of-game shooting fouls. No way a team is letting their opponent get off a three when they can just foul them and force a super long FT.

[–] Ok-Reputation-6607@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

This would incentivize fouling more anywhere outside the 3pt line

[–] Putrid_Ad_2256@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Sure, I'll take your rule change and have all my players foul you as soon as the ball is inbounded. Take your free-throws from the opposite end of the court....

[–] fchaoss@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Half the shit these nba stars attempted weren't even considered fouls during fiba world cup. Made for a better place competitive showpiece overall.

[–] Milan_Leri@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Then you would constantly have fouls before the team makes it over the half-court

[–] electricHats75@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Big men would be unstoppable

[–] DogeSadaharu@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Free throw line for fouls inside the 3 pt line and top of the key for fouls outside the 3 pt line.

[–] gymtime69@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

This is a really stupid idea. No other sports do it like this. The idea of a foul is to disincentivize fouling.. it’s completely fair to get free throws if you’re fouled.

Plus what happens if you’re Giannis and get fouled under the rim? Or on the other side of the court when you’re in the bonus? Do you just have to chuck the ball across the entire court for each free throw?

This just overcomplicates basketball.