2007-03-13 00:48:05 · 9 answers · asked by qwa_zmoto 1 in Sports ➔ Basketball
Humm... let's think about it for a second.
Why can't we punch people?
There is no rule that says you can't punch people but if you do, you'll get suspended.
If you get suspended, your team will lose a player.
If your team loses a player, the chances are, it will lose some more games.
If your team loses games, then, the chances are you wont make it to the playoffs.
If your team doesn't make it to the playoffs, it looks like a losers team... and nobody wants to be part of a losers team right?
But most of all, if players started to punch other players just for fun, would it really be more interesting? Sure a fight now and then brings the "wow" factor, but it also brings questions and wondering about ethic.
If you don't have sportsmanship or ethic, you don't deserve to play any sports. That's just simple logic.
And if it was accepted, it wouldn't be a good influence for kids, and many people wouldn't want to play.
So you would end up with another sport which, by the way, already exists... it's called BOXING.
And if you don't like Boxing, you can turn to wrestling, ultimate fighting or video games.
Have fun...
2007-03-13 02:10:06 · answer #1 · answered by m_dl05 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
basketball is foremost a "non contact" sport. it was, at least,
designed to be. then the hand check became prevalent for awhile but then they started whistling it as a foul on any north/south movement for impeding the offensive player. not es tabling yourself in the lane before the offensive man is a personal foul , as well. other types of personal fouls are hitting arms while shooting, coming over the back while rebounding, etc... now, unlike other sports basketball players don't wear any form of protective gear and a blow to the face could and often does break a bone, sometimes accidental. if all, players were allowed to take a swing and retaliate, though, the game would deteriorate into anarchy and total loss of control including the possibility of fans coming out of the bleachers. a punch in basketball or generally any "flagrant foul" implies some sort of special punishment such as being ejected from the game and perhaps and addition suspension of games.
2007-03-13 11:38:12 · answer #2 · answered by tennis4746 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
U can. U will just get suspended. Maybe those who want to punch should go boxing instead. That way u will have the punch or else u will be punched!
2007-03-13 08:52:04 · answer #3 · answered by Sunny 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can punch people. You can't punch people without consequences, but you can punch people.
2007-03-13 15:00:51 · answer #4 · answered by space boy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not a question of "can" you punch someone... you should be asking "why shouldn't you punch someone."
2007-03-13 10:55:45 · answer #5 · answered by Basketball Jones 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you punched me, I would rip your throat out.
2007-03-13 09:35:45 · answer #6 · answered by hamthugger 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because the only thing that would happen would be you'd have more people mad at you then happy with you. And the person you hit would get the better and be mad at you.
2007-03-13 08:25:32 · answer #7 · answered by KU Fan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because it is a flagrant foul and it is not nessacary!
2007-03-13 10:54:27 · answer #8 · answered by #1 Nowitzki, and Duncan fan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what does that solve?
2007-03-13 08:09:16 · answer #9 · answered by latymer_crown 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋