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2018 NCAA Basketball Tournament Discussion (Official Thread)

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I just puked all over the place.

Watching Gonzaga hit all their FTs at the end to keep the game out of reach while Houston misses three so that Michigan can hit a prayer to send them to the S16...

Oh, damn, I just puked again.
 
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Lost in all of this, again, is how basketball is the only sport where teams deliberately commit infractions to increase their chances of winning. But I may as well piss in the wind, as the masses somehow don't see the absurdity of it and "make your free throws" is the mantra.

That said, given the rules (no matter how ridiculous), Houston had the game in their hands and let it slip away. Fuck Michigan.
 
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Of course Michigan does this

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and wins
 
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Jake said:
Lost in all of this, again, is how basketball is the only sport where teams deliberately commit infractions to increase their chances of winning. But I may as well piss in the wind, as the masses somehow don't see the absurdity of it and "make your free throws" is the mantra.

That said, given the rules (no matter how ridiculous), Houston had the game in their hands and let it slip away. Fuck Michigan.
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There are "professional fouls" in soccer all the time. Most famous example:



I don't see how you can change the rules in basketball to make it a less valid strategy.
 
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Jake said:
Lost in all of this, again, is how basketball is the only sport where teams deliberately commit infractions to increase their chances of winning.
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Make the bonus two shots. Double bonus two shots + possession. Solves the silliness, and solves the problem of the last two minutes of the game taking fifteen minutes to resolve.
 
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