NBA playoffs (NBA haters stay away)

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Originally Posted by Nevadaref

I take issue with the NBA mentality. They really believe that this tactic is okay. I say that it is nothing more than cheating.

I guess you'll have to explain to me how the situation in the original scenario (not the "wrapping up", as you mention in your most recent post) is different from a HS player fouling to stop the clock and force the opponent to shoot a 1-and-1; or how it's different from a college player fouling near midcourt before the bonus, simply to force the trailing team to inbound the ball again and waste time before getting off a final shot.

These are both examples of using an "illegal" action -- a foul -- to a strategic advantage. Isn't that what Dallas was trying to do at the end of that game?

Note that I'm not even discussing whether there should or should not have been a foul called in that situation. I'm only wondering why the NBA play is "cheating" and the HS and college plays are legitimate strategy.