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Old Tue Jan 21, 2020, 10:03am
bob jenkins bob jenkins is offline
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Originally Posted by Raymond View Post
A theme in this forum from conversations all the way back to when I joined this group. Folks reason that CE rules are written a certain way is to ensure coaches are honest and point out the error to the officials and if they don't it's their fault when they get the short end of the stick (i.e.: team gets free throws they aren't entitled to, CE is recognized while other team is in possession, their free throws get wiped off, and POI is a throw-in for the opposing team, so the team that got foul essentially loses both points and possession).
Whether that's a *reason* or not, it is an *effect*, and, in my view, a good one.
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