Simply giving possession means the team still has incentive to foul and remove time from the clock. Allowing for the option of possession vs another point gives the shooting team the option to turn it into a free throw contest if they want.
@KevinOConnorNBA
Best way to take away any incentive to foul when up - for non shooting fouls under 2 minutes allow the team to choose if they want to take a 2nd free throw or retain possession. Gives the team that was fouled options depending on scenario.
@DaneMooreNBA Make a generic pod and dub the opponent’s name and final score in. You could get an extra hour of sleep each night and no one would know the difference...
@DaneMooreNBA Lol I respect withholding his response. Gotta dangle every carrot you can when covering the wolves full time - it’s getting painfully hard watching this team not execute down the stretch. But for real, keep up the good work. Your next day recaps are low key therapeutic.