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The NBA could change its rules on the Hack-a-Shaq practice as early as this summer, but Utah Jazz coach Quin Snyder is not among those clamoring for reform.

The Jazz got a taste of it this weekend, when the Phoenix Suns put center Rudy Gobert on the line for 12 fourth-quarter free throws as they tried to cut into Utah's lead.

"I pretty firmly believe that it's a part of the game," Snyder said after practice Monday. "… I understand the aesthetics; there are a lot of things that aren't pretty that are a part of the game."

Gobert, a career 60-percent free-throw shooter, made lemonade on Saturday night, sinking nine of his 12 attempts from the stripe. But the Suns' decision to foul made the end of a blowout game difficult to watch.

"It kind of mucked up the game," guard Rodney Hood said. "We had a rhythm going and we were getting some buckets and they started fouling and Rudy hit his free throws but it made us a little slugging on our defense. It's a rule that people do and we have to adjust to it. It's the first time someone has done it to us this year."

It was the kind of situation that commissioner Adam Silver this week told USA Today the league is looking to address.

"It's just not the way we want to see the game played," the commissioner reportedly said.

Snyder, for one, believes there may be small changes that could be implemented to keep both sides of the debate satisfied. But to the coach, the ultimate solution is simple: "It can make the game choppy," he said, "but you can take someone out. So I guess that's the answer to that."

The Jazz, meanwhile, aren't about to take Gobert out of games to avoid similar situations to the one they faced Saturday night.

"It can go away because we aren't taking him out," Snyder said after the Jazz's win. "That was a decision we made a week ago, two weeks ago. If we're going to be the type of team we want to be and he's going to be the player he wants to be he has to shoot them and he's got to make them."

Gobert has gone from a 49 percent free throw shooter his rookie season to shooting better than 61 percent this year.

"He has worked at it," Snyder said. "There's no question about that."

And if Gobert is going to have to endure more intentional fouls this season, the Jazz intend to stick with him.

"I'd rather start from that standpoint where we have confidence in him doing that," Snyder said. "And he'll reward that confidence. If he doesn't right away, he'll keep working at it."

Trash talk

Hood is happy for his teammate now that rookie Trey Lyles has been added to all-star weekend's Rising Stars game for the league's top rookies and sophomores.

"I'm glad Trey got added," Hood said. "He's really deserving of it. It'll be fun."

But that doesn't mean Hood will take it easy.

"I'm gonna stop the game, roll out to half court," Hood said. "I might call him out if we're not matched up."

Injury report

Jazz point guard Trey Burke did not travel with the Jazz to Dallas, as he continues to battle a flu bug. Burke played three minutes against the Bucks on Friday night before nausea forced him to the locker room. The point guard then stayed behind in Salt Lake as the team traveled to Phoenix.

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