UNC vs VT - Bilas - Eliminate Intentional Fouls?

[zeedonk]

I was watching too and I thought Bilas also went on to say the fouls should be personal, technical or flagrant and that's it.

Seems to me that this would be a major problem at the HS level. If the intentional is jettisoned, we are left with a personal or flagrant. If we go flagrant (since we don't have intentional anymore) my knee jerk reaction is that the 2 game suspension is far harsher a penalty than is needed (at least in NJ a flagrant ejection gets you a 2 game sit-down).

Of course, the flip side is that maybe the coaches will actually teach how to foul in game ending situations and the players will adjust, just the same as they do (or should) when we call the hand check and travel early and consistently... 'cause if they don't adjust, I bet it only takes one 2 game suspension for the lesson to be learned.

Can't speak for the NCAA/Div 1 level, since I won't be there until next year (my 3rd season), but it also seems to me to be a bit of overkill.

Overall, I can't see a real good reason to get rid of the intentional foul altogether... I kind of like it, I call it, and it seems to settle things down when I do call it...


One vote against the Bilas Initiative! (And I like listening to Jay, says some interesting things)