Changing the bonus from shooting to an option

[Texas Aggie]

I was thinking (actually, the thought came to me during a game) that instead of the rule reading as offering a "choice", it could allow the offended team to "decline" penalty, like in football.

It ain't broke. Don't fix it.

It's terribly broke. That was the point of the post. You may not agree with that, and that's fine, but is the game really helped when the last minute of it lasts 10 minutes and is filled with what amounts to intentional contact and free throw shooting?