Why does everyone hate this game so much?

[Zebra_Fact_Man]

Originally Posted by Abhishek R

I see your point, but in basketball, 20% of the matches teams play are NOT decided by fouls. By the amount of drama that's been rising at at least one regional every week, there is clearly a problem that needs to be addressed.

I don't know about that. I can think of quite a few matches where if Team X had/hadn't shot free throws, it would have changed the entire gameplay of the final seconds. Maybe not 20% I suppose, but definitely 10%.

Take today's Wichita State game for example. If that final foul had been a flagrant, it could have changed the whole dynamic of the situation (note: the correct call was made in that instance). And that's just today.

Everyone's getting all worked up about something that isn't new by any stretch of the imagination.