Anonymous
Years ago
Rules evolving
A recent post mentioned how rules have evolved. I think that it would be interesting to reflect on those rules which have been introduced for one purpose and achieved almost the opposite.
For example the additional foul shot if fouled while shooting and points count. This was probably introduced to discourage defenders from fouling the shooter because they would get an extra shot. It has evolved to encouraging the defender to foul hard so that the shooter doesn't get the initial 2 points.
What are some of the other rules which have had another affect from the orginal intention?