Adam Silver on PTI

[podsox]

says he doesn't plan on switching the hack-a-shaq strategy. pretty good questions from kornheiser

 

[bksballer89]

Glad he doesn't plan on changing it for clowns who can't hit 60-65% of their fts

 

[wildturkey]

Glad he let Kornheiser know he's living and breathing.

 

[True Lakers Fan]

says he doesn't plan on switching the hack-a-shaq strategy. pretty good questions from kornheiser

That's good news because the best way for the players to avoid that is to get off their lazy rich asses and learn how to make their damned free throws

 

[FantasyBelowZero]

I saw it. Event though commissioners are usually indecisive and unlikable, I liked that Adam Silver was straightforward and decisive in his statements. Also, he didn't show bias towards one side or the other.

 

[Hornsstampede2.0]

MAKE your damn freethrows

Why change the rules for the small group of a half dozen jackasses who cannot even make a PUTRID MEDIOCRE 60%?

If they cant make them, those guys will stop being drafted eventually.

 

[podsox]

MAKE your damn freethrows

Why change the rules for the small group of a half dozen jackasses who cannot even make a PUTRID MEDIOCRE 60%?

If they cant make them, those guys will stop being drafted eventually.

agreed. sports have always been about finding a teams weakness and exposing it. it is the other teams job to adjust.

 

[trojanfan12]

MAKE your damn freethrows

Why change the rules for the small group of a half dozen jackasses who cannot even make a PUTRID MEDIOCRE 60%?

If they cant make them, those guys will stop being drafted eventually.

I'd suggest teams start fining guys for having free throw percentages below 60%, but I'm sure the players association would shit themselves over it.

 

[gordontrue]

I wouldn't mind seeing new stats to break FT down into categories.

1. Shooting foul FT
2. Bonus foul FT
3. Trying to extend the game FT (down by 2 with 20 seconds left)
4. Hacking strategy FT
5. Tech FT


This would help tell the story of a game better and it would shut up the conspiracy theorist box score watchers.

It would also be easier to determine the effectiveness of the hacking strategy. I really don't think I've seen many games in my life where the haack-a-shaq strategy has clearly worked.

 

[trojanfan12]

I wouldn't mind seeing new stats to break FT down into categories.

1. Shooting foul FT
2. Bonus foul FT
3. Trying to extend the game FT (down by 2 with 20 seconds left)
4. Hacking strategy FT
5. Tech FT


This would help tell the story of a game better and it would shut up the conspiracy theorist box score watchers.

It would also be easier to determine the effectiveness of the hacking strategy. I really don't think I've seen many games in my life where the haack-a-shaq strategy has clearly worked.

It obviously works some because teams keep doing it. But it can also backfire if a team uses it too much. I saw it used pretty effectively against Shaq initially, but when teams started going to it a lot, he would get into a rhythm and start hitting them. Also, doing it too much runs the risk of getting your own team out of an offensive flow.

I agree that the stats you suggest would give us a much clearer picture of how well it actually works and in what situations it works best.

 

[lakersrule]

NBA - Gimmicky fouls are a hackneyed philosophy

I don't agree at all with Adande's argument. The game has evolved plenty since Naismith invented it. In sports, you are looking to exploit opponent's weaknesses. If you don't improve on your weaknesses, then that's on you.

 

[chappee11]

says he doesn't plan on switching the hack-a-shaq strategy. pretty good questions from kornheiser

Good. Because there is nothing more entertaining in sports than watching a guy take free throws.

 

[podsox]

Good. Because there is nothing more entertaining in sports than watching a guy take free throws.

it is great watching an elite nba player not being able to complete one of the easiest parts of the game

 

[wildturkey]

I saw it. Event though commissioners are usually indecisive and unlikable, I liked that Adam Silver was straightforward and decisive in his statements. Also, he didn't show bias towards one side or the other.

Never met him but from everything I've seen from the time he was Deputy Commissioner, he seems like a really awesome guy. I haven't seen anyone mention anything bad about him which is extremely rare for person in his position. The NBA is in good hands with him.

 

[chappee11]

it is great watching an elite nba player not being able to complete one of the easiest parts of the game

I feel like the last 2-3 minutes of a basketball game(especially college) are virtually unwatchable. And, sadly, that's the time when the game is decided.

Foul> free throw> time out> foul> free throw> time out etc.....etc....

I used to love basketball/march madness, but now I can't even watch anymore. Silver needs to figure out how to fix THAT!

 

[tducey]

Nice to hear from Silver.

 

[Rex Racer]

The fact that some professional basketball players can't make 70% minimum from the foul line is pathetic.

About 12-15 years ago I was laying out an epic rant on this subject during the viewing of a Celtics game and I told my daughter that even I could make 70% of 100 FTs. Her eyes rolled back in her head like the shark in Jaws and she said no way.

I bet her $20 that with 2 weeks of practice I could do it, shooting 10 sets of 10 at my portable hoop out in the alley. I never played organized Basketball, but did play a fair amount of school yard hoops. I have a decent shot as long as there isn't some big doofus sticking his hand in my face or blocking the shot.

Two weeks later Sara Racer and I went out back and I took my test. I made 77 out of 100 and she still owes me $20.

 

[Rex Racer]

I feel like the last 2-3 minutes of a basketball game(especially college) are virtually unwatchable. And, sadly, that's the time when the game is decided.

Foul> free throw> time out> foul> free throw> time out etc.....etc....

I used to love basketball/march madness, but now I can't even watch anymore. Silver needs to figure out how to fix THAT!

I've never been a huge fan of the game, but I agree that the last few minutes of a close game are unwatchable as well.

 

[trojanfan12]

I feel like the last 2-3 minutes of a basketball game(especially college) are virtually unwatchable. And, sadly, that's the time when the game is decided.

Foul> free throw> time out> foul> free throw> time out etc.....etc....

I used to love basketball/march madness, but now I can't even watch anymore. Silver needs to figure out how to fix THAT!

The problem is that there is really no way to stop it beyond what has already been done. If a team is behind, the best way to get back in the game is to extend it and stop the clock as much as possible. The best way to do that is to foul and hope they miss.

 

[True Lakers Fan]

The problem is that there is really no way to stop it beyond what has already been done. If a team is behind, the best way to get back in the game is to extend it and stop the clock as much as possible. The best way to do that is to foul and hope they miss.

It can be easily fixed with the players making their free throws and if the player's are to lazy to fix it, then owners can fix it by writing in penalties and a drop in salary for not making them. If you aren't doing your job properly at work - That's pretty much what happens to you. You get your chops busted