Protection

I do think that people should be able to play throw ins without having to dress like a stormtrooper?

#hascrashedintoalotofpeopleandshouldprobablykeephismouthshut

They can and they do, but then they get hurt.

Gabes was hurt in the hand by a player who never wears padded gloves.

Joe was hit in the face by a player who never wears a face cage.

My point is that people who wear gloves and cages don't play with-out concern to other players' hands and faces, they just hold a lot of value in their own.