Friday, October 14, 2016

But he's not against offensive fouls, so do take a read

"Charges Must Go - The case for eliminating basketball’s worst rule: It’s time to stop rewarding defenders for grabbing their nuts and then falling over" -- Mark Titus

It begins: "Listen here, basketball fans, and listen good: We have to get rid of charges. I don’t know how we’re going to do it, but I know that it’s going to get done. It has to. I refuse to believe that it’s the current year and the greatest sport in the world — a sport that exemplifies athleticism, strength, agility, and grace — is still rewarding defenders for grabbing their balls and falling over as they undercut guys who are trying to dunk. Charges are dangerous and make the game less fun, and the only people who think otherwise are either short, unathletic dudes whose only hope on defense is to take them or stodgy traditionalists who are 4,000 years old..."

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