I'm still not entirely convinced

[FlAVaK]

Silver unsure about intentional fouling, expects discussion

The league could allow coaches to decline the foul and keep the ball, as in football; allow them to keep possession after the free throws; or do nothing at all.

[Seventyniner]

I think the league will add this rule in the offseason. Allow teams to refuse free throws and inbound the ball on fouls away from the ball.

As for the hacking itself, I would love Pop to really mess with the Clippers' minds and do a stop-and-start. Hack Jordan, then let the Clippers have one possession without a hack. Two more hacks, one non-hack, one hack, two non-hacks, etc.

I agree that hacking is a situational thing. I don't think being ahead or behind should matter much. Instead it can be used to buy rest for important defensive players like the starting lineup minus Parker. A Mills/Manu/Beli/Bonner/Baynes lineup looks horrible on paper, but in a prolonged hacking situation it can put up points, buy rest for the top 3 bigs, and foul trouble on Bonner or Baynes doesn't really matter.

[Budkin]

This. Sometimes 2-3 offensive boards on one god damn possession..was getting me irate

The Spurs are simply a rebounding team. Most times they just refuse to box out, one of the easiest things to do in basketball. Two years ago it cost us a le and they still didn't learn.

[xellos88330]

I would say that the hack strategy is more psychological than numerical. If you use it against a team with great support in their own arena, it becomes easier to backfire. If Jordan makes even one, the fans cheered like crazy. Given that Jordan seems to be a rather emotional player it fired him up defensively as well as all the other Clipper players. It made them try even harder. I think that for the hack strategy to work best, it needs to be done while at home where being 50% from the line is still subjected to ridicule.