Only 1 FT after non shooting foul? Topic

So I lost my last game by 1 point and decided to see the pbp ending to see how it went down. I was surprised to see that my guy got hacked with 8 seconds left, missed the 1 FT attempt and then there was an offensive rebound. Please correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't non shooting fouls leading to FT supposed to result in 2 FTs?
8/27/2013 8:07 AM
1 and 1 poncho. You have to make the first to get a 2nd. Come on, this isn't your first rodeo, lol.
8/27/2013 8:16 AM
My bad, I was thinking NBA rules.
8/27/2013 8:38 AM
Yeah maybe the NBA should go with 1 and 1. If you thought hack a shaq was bad you'd see some crazy hacking then.
8/27/2013 11:36 AM
NBA is the only level in America where there isn't 1 and 1, I really don't know why. 
8/27/2013 12:32 PM
Posted by kmasonbx1 on 8/27/2013 12:32:00 PM (view original):
NBA is the only level in America where there isn't 1 and 1, I really don't know why. 
Its also the only level with 12 minutes quarters, the biggest 3 points line, defensive 3 seconds, 24 second shot clock, etc. Lot of differences between NBA and other levels of basketball.
8/27/2013 1:02 PM
True, but all of those make the NBA game tougher, whereas the no 1 and 1 rule makes it easier. 
8/27/2013 3:09 PM
The 1 and 1 rule puts a premium on several things (and not having it takes that premium away).

There is the obvious free throw shooting ability for a team and individual players.

Then there is the ability to shoot in the clutch while KNOWING if you don't hit it you don't get a second attempt, which adds pressure to the first attempt.

Strategy changes. As I already said, hacking becomes MUCH more effective against a player like Shaq because you not only have a bad shooter there but you now have a GREAT chance of coming away without the other team scoring at all (if he misses, assuming you can get the rebound).

Both sides of the ball are affected: How long do you leave the Shaq-like guy on the floor? How soon do you start hacking? How far behind do you need to be, or do you need to be behind at all (i.e. if the guy is that terrible, do you start hacking him near the end of the game every time even if you're tied or in the lead knowing you can get a zero point possession as a reward)? How much more do you put the really good free throw shooters on your team (and on the floor) even if they aren't the best overall player you can get there?

I've always thought free throw shooting is under used in many basketball games, including the NBA (as we discussed here) and even pickup basketball, where it is largely neglected for shooting fouls for no real reason This is why I won't play pickup games most times - if you hit me when I"m shooting, you should pay to the tune of my 92+% ability to hit from the charity stripe, not get to keep fouling me every time I go to shoot because there are no free throws.
8/27/2013 3:22 PM
Advocating for free throws in pickup games??? Come on now, I'm a pretty good FT shooter myself, and would hate to play a pick up game with free throws, but I also pretty much never call fouls. 
8/27/2013 3:32 PM
Only 1 FT after non shooting foul? Topic

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