Well Basketball is a physical game, the pads are there to prevent more frequent injuries, usually light ones, it's unlikely going to save you from a direct collision. It also makes certain cheap moves like Elbowing with elbow pads ineffective thus discouraging it.
As long as they wear matching colors with their jerseys, i don't see it a really big problem.
They might seem unnecessarily from the official point of view and a handful of retired pros like Karl, you might probably want to question the compulsory requirements for Safety Airbags & seatbelts in cars and such since without them drivers would most likely drive safer, resulting in less accidents.
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Originally Posted by Camron Rust
Pads allow both player to go at each other harder without being as worried about injuring themselves.
Imagine how football would change if players were not allowed to wear pads or helmets. You'd probably see fewer major injuries as players wouldn't hit with such recklessness.
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Thu Oct 17, 2013, 01:50am
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