[kailbo]

This article sounds like it is just from a disgruntled fan but, the fact remains, the refs are bad. Every single time Shaq shoots a foul shot he steps over the line before the ball hits the rim / basket. He only shoots 50%, but in reality he's shooting 0%. But no opposing coach has ever made an issue out of this to my knowledge.

[knews_hound]

A point that Laker Fans will NEVER concede.

[mrustow]

This article sounds like it is just from a disgruntled fan but, the fact remains, the refs are bad. Every single time Shaq shoots a foul shot he steps over the line before the ball hits the rim / basket. He only shoots 50%, but in reality he's shooting 0%. But no opposing coach has ever made an issue out of this to my knowledge.

Thanks for bringing that up. It is just one more case in which today's athletes are not forced to play by the game's rules. (Although I don't watch the ladies in the WNBA that often, when I do, they always seem to do the basic stuff that NBA players all used to be forced to do.

But is it just Shaq who goes over the foul line? In a previous post, I noted that today's NBA players routinely travel on their way to the hoop (game analysts used the fond nickname, "the Ewing bunny hop" for Patrick Ewing's version). They also frequently go over the line when landing from taking three-point shots, without being called on it.