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Originally Posted by crosscountry55
Based on my observations, I agree completely with the article. Scoring isn't fun if it's all FTs. And considering how poorly some players shoot FTs, that makes it even worse.
If we want to keep freedom of movement intact while increasing scoring at the same time, we probably need to consider adjusting the 7/10 thresholds for team fouls and decreasing the shot clock. If I'm an official, then I can just call a foul and administer a throw-in, and then at most it will be another 24 or 30 seconds until something new happens.
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They, and you, are missing the point of changes. If ALL officials will call it, the players will stop doing it (they want to keep playing) and the FTs will return to the number they were before. The problem comes when only some change and others refuse. They players don't know what to do and will pick up extra fouls.
Making the shot clock shorter will probably increase the number of fouls as there will naturally be more attempts to get to the basket (where many fouls happen) in a game.