http://www.tmz.com/2015/05/04/san-antonio-...ff-elimination/ 
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ფაიზაღს ბაზრობს პოპი! ნებისმიერ შემთხვევაში გუნდის პრობლემაა ეგ: ან კარგად ივარჯიშოს კონკრეტულმა მოთამაშემ ამ კომპონენეტზე, ან გუნდმა იხელმძღვანელოს სხვა კრიტერიუმებით მოთამაშის აყვანისას
With the debate over intentional fouls in the NBA continuing to heat up, one of the league's foremost abusers of the strategy made his case on Monday.
"Principle-wise, I feel really strongly that it's a tactic that can be used," San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich said at his year-end media conference.
"If someone can't shoot free throws, that's their problem."The 'Hack-A' debate has been gaining steam for years, and has been a hot topic through the first two weeks of the postseason, as Popovich utilized the tactic against poor-shooting Los Angeles Clippers big man DeAndre Jordan during their first round series. Jordan, Dwight Howard and Josh Smith are expected to be hacked during the Clippers-Rockets series.
Popovich admitted that it's not exactly aesthetically pleasing to the viewer, but that principle trumps visuals for a coach.
"If we're not allowed to do something to take advantage of a team's weakness, a trade should be made before each game," the three-time Coach of the Year said, tongue in cheek.
"'We won't foul your guy, but you promise not to block any of our shots.' Or, 'We won't foul your guy, and you allow us to shoot all uncontested shots.'""If we have a guy who can’t shoot and it's an important part of the game, I should probably get him off the court," Popovich added.
"I'm sure the way it looks will be discussed very seriously by the league."
It most certainly will, and according to one report, will likely be addressed with more severe penalties by the beginning of next season.
Any tactic that slows games down and drags them out would understandably concern the league, which has to think of the television product and viewing experience, but Popovich has a point.
Free throw shooting is an essential part of the game, and something about the league stepping in to take a potential in-game strategy away from coaches while rewarding those poor shooters seems wrong.
San Antonio Spurs vol.7
