Question: If Dwight were the one inbounding the ball, how long does he have to get back inbounds himself? Can he be fouled when he's out of bounds?... ....... ....... .......
He can't be fouled when he's inbounding the ball, but after he has thrown the ball in, he can still be fouled even if he is standing out-of-bounds.
LOL...you can't score from out of bounds, but you can get fouled out of bounds to go score.. ....... ....... .......
Doesn't matter where he stands, but he cannot be fouled until the ball is passed into the hands of our players.
The third one would be interesting. But ultimately, there is no strategy to counter this other than to make the freethrows. Even if we did come up with some scheme like any of these that worked then it wouldn't be long before other teams found some way to counter that. Just have to hope that he can put in more performances like last game.
I like that idea of Dwight warning guys that he'll sucker punch them in the face if they hack, and then follow through and do it. Ok, JK!!
You got to be kidding me if you think only ONE player in the league having his deficiency. Ever heard of Hack an Asik? What about Hack a Deandre Jordan? It's not so that it's rewarding Howard for not working on his FTs (and he's working on his FTs, just not making them in game. Many reasons to that), it's more of exploiting the hole in the system on the expense of entertainment value of the game to its fans.
The Rockets should form the "Dwight shield". It will be 1 player inbounding the ball, with 3 players locking arms forming a circle around Dwight. After the inbounder throws the ball into Dwight, he then links up with his other teammates to form a 4 man shield around Dwight to dribble up the court: It's fool-proof.
The hacking strategy has been prominent in the league for years, and it's clear after all these years that there's really only two viable options: make the free throws or take the player out. As for the league making rules against the hacking strategy, if David Stern didn't push one to be made during the Hack-a-Shaq years (we all know how much David Stern loves the Lakers), I doubt it will be coming anytime soon. I know Stern's retiring in February, but Adam Silver was his understudy for years and is his hand-picked successor.
This would be the #1 play on sportscenter top 10. They should really do this to mess with the other teams.:grin:
Funny...but even if we assume there is no 16 sec backcourt rule, there is still the 24 sec violation. I say, 2 players hug dwight, the other two look for opportunity to score. Let Dwight dribble the ball, with Parsons and Harden hugging him along the way
I looked and looked in the rule book and couldn't find anything about fouling a player out of bounds. I have heard before that its just like a clear path foul where its two shots and the ball but I guess that isn't true. Him running through the stands would be entertaining though. Could you imagine players chasing him through the Toyota Center crowd and "tripping" by accident? If he can get away long enough they have to play 4 on 4 or 3 on 4 if they send two people after Dwight. I think a combination of him running and his teammates screening will work in between the days where hes taking 1000 free throws a day.
Well....the point is when you are fouled off ball, doesn't matter where you are. Say if you are a player making a backdoor cut from one end of baseline to the other, and in the process, you were out of bound, and the player guarding you fouls you while you are out of bound. And refs don't call anything....is that fair?
How about Dwight stands in the corner at the opposite end of the floor. And two guys stand in front of him making a barrier in the corner so no one can reach and foul him.
LOL, that's a good one too. The Rockets should sign a couple bodyguards or bouncers to stand in front of Dwight. But see, the only problem with these ideas is that it makes it much harder for your own team to score.... and if you don't score, then the other team's strategy is working.
The players will move in unison up the court right to the low block and let Dwight shoot an uncontested lay-up. This might even be useful as the Rockets' new offense.
