kidd2rj

It should be changed. I think it ruins the spirit and integrity of the game. Sure players should be able to make a free throw but last I checked, offensive schemes weren't designed for your center to be fouled 50 feet from the basket. NBA is about money and Suns were one of the most exciting teams in the league. Having 3 minutes of free throws in each quarter from intentional fouls really hurts the product on the court from an NBA perspective.

if anything it should be at least limited to how much they are allowed to do it or that the person being fouled has to cross midcourt before intentionally fouling. In the suns case, they could get a few shots off before shaq would cross midcourt.

i'm using suns and shaq as references in this post but really it goes for everyone and every team.