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Old Fri Mar 05, 2021, 06:54pm
BillyMac BillyMac is offline
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Neutralizing An Obvious Advantageous Position

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Originally Posted by Camron Rust View Post
I would suggest that contacting a free-thrower is neutralizing an obvious advantageous position.....a FT is clearly an advantageous position since it should be an unhindered shot. It shouldn't be blockable (the GT rule agrees). And the shooter shouldn't be fouled while shooting.
Agree (again).

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Originally Posted by BillyMac View Post
I can certainly understand an intentional foul ...
Just be careful stating that the rules do not provide for any free throw penalty for such a situation, because they actually do (if considered a common foul, which it actually is if one deems it not to be intentional, which one probably shouldn't do (not deem intentional).
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