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					Originally Posted by crosscountry55  How about just count to 10 and then call the violation?
 
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 10 seconds only applies once the ball is at the FT shooter's disposal.  
As I understand it, this is to curb delays before that.  Some guys like to walk around and do all kind of stuff before stepping to the line.  Russell Westbrook was a regular culprit of this.  Some have even suggested this has contributed to his FT % dropping nearly 14% this season compared to last.
I'm not sure how consequential it is overall but for some reason I like the way they administer it.