Talk:Personal foul

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[edit] Flagrant fouls

I don't see why there isn't a separate page for Flagrant Fouls of the NBA. It redirects to personal fouls, where there is no explanation of flagrant fouls. They are two very different things.

[edit] Charging and blocking fouls

I would like to see an informed person elaborate on WHEN the charging and blocking fouls were added to the rules of basketball, as well as the rationale for their addition to the game. I don't remember these rules being around in the 1960s.

See [1] for a partial history of NBA rule changes. There is nothing listed at that link that specifically addresses "charging" and "blocking" other than perhaps the 1954-55 change to record offensive fouls, but there are many changes listed over the years that affect the scope of enforcement of such fouls (e.g., the change to the "no-charge" area prior to the 1997-98 season; issues related to screening prior to the 1999-2000 and 2000-01 seasons; etc). Please sign your posts in the future. Myasuda 16:14, 18 March 2007 (UTC)