eyekwah
Well-Known Member
I'm still upset with the tactics that West Virginia's coach employed on Monday night. He harmed to the growth of women's basketball by turning it into a turnover foul fest on the national stage. He is another Bob Huggins coach from West Virginia. As an older sport fan I remember a number of changes caused by coaches that made it difficult to watch basketball. Look at the history behind the shot clock. There wasn't one and some coaches would often use it against teams that they were far inferior to by milking the clock without even attempting to score. Finally, the shot clock was added but the initial time was 45 seconds before going to 30 second if I remember correctly.
West Virginia women had a number of games where they greatly exceeded the fouls made by their opponents and significantly shot fewer free throws. In the women's game once you exceed 5 team fouls in a quarter the opponent shoot 2 free throws for each subsequent foul. Over four quarters a team could commit 20 fouls using a physical style of play. I'm asking what would discourage using physical play when you are the inferior team? I'm going to suggest that once a team exceeds 20 total fouls the opponent is awarded 3 free throws for each foul and given possession of the ball after the free throw attempts. What would you do to neutralize coaches that abuse the spirit of the game?
West Virginia women had a number of games where they greatly exceeded the fouls made by their opponents and significantly shot fewer free throws. In the women's game once you exceed 5 team fouls in a quarter the opponent shoot 2 free throws for each subsequent foul. Over four quarters a team could commit 20 fouls using a physical style of play. I'm asking what would discourage using physical play when you are the inferior team? I'm going to suggest that once a team exceeds 20 total fouls the opponent is awarded 3 free throws for each foul and given possession of the ball after the free throw attempts. What would you do to neutralize coaches that abuse the spirit of the game?