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This annoys me more than anything else in NBA basketball. Offensive player will fake a jumpshot, then when the defender has committed the block attempt, heleans forward into the body of the defender and gets two free throws or better yet +1. There is no real attempt at a shot most of time, purely an attempt todraw a foul. They should eliminate this rule, so that you can't purposely draw a foul.
You can't purposely draw a foul in any other sport, so why in baskebtall? What fan wants to see fouls and free throws? If in soccer you're suspected oftrying to draw a foul, you're called a diver and are warned by the referee. In baseball you can't purposely lean into a pitch or throw to get anadvantage. In football you can only do it with a snap count, but that's so much more subtle and has much less effect on a game.
The point of the game should be to score every time you have the ball. If you're pursuing this goal and are too fast or strong or smart for the opposingplayer, they will have to foul you. But "drawing" the foul has no place in the game.
You can't purposely draw a foul in any other sport, so why in baskebtall? What fan wants to see fouls and free throws? If in soccer you're suspected oftrying to draw a foul, you're called a diver and are warned by the referee. In baseball you can't purposely lean into a pitch or throw to get anadvantage. In football you can only do it with a snap count, but that's so much more subtle and has much less effect on a game.
The point of the game should be to score every time you have the ball. If you're pursuing this goal and are too fast or strong or smart for the opposingplayer, they will have to foul you. But "drawing" the foul has no place in the game.