I would even expand your proposal. The bonus should be possession + 1 FT.
The current system encourages fouling because since the advent of the 3-pointer, the fouling team can potentially trade 3 for 2 with every possession.
I would change the rule so the bonus+ would give the fouled team a single FT, plus possession. That would definitely discourage the end-of-game hackathons. And I totally agree that it is silly to have games decided by a guy shooting stationary shots from the FT line, when the rest of the game is all about motion, athleticism, defense, and hustle.
If people are worried this would put a damper on comebacks, then I'd also shorten the shot clock to 20 secs in the last two mins of a game, and eliminate any shot clock resets for the shooting team.
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Posted: 03/22/2018 at 10:39AM