Quote:The NBA needs to fix the issue of off-ball intentional fouls. Hack a shack was one thing, but at least those fouls came when Shaq had the ball in the post.

 

http://espn.go.com/nba/playbyplay?gameId...2&period=3

 

That's insane. The NBA should adopt their dead ball foul rule for off-ball intentional fouls. The guy getting fouled shoots 1 FT and the team retains possession.

I have thought this too for a while. A simple fix could be that an off ball foul, maybe within the last two minutes, allows the player with the ball to shoot the free throws. Or, make it more a detterent and allow the team to choose who shoots so long as they are currently on the floor. It is a terrible part of the game and at times negates what is done for a vast majority of the game.

 

Edit - The retention of the ball is not a bad idea either to try and incorporate but I would say within the last two minutes or so.

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