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Originally posted by stan-MI
Why not just pass on the call? In fact, I'd tell the coach before it happens again that you're not going to make that call and let him possibly win by intentionally breaking the rules. If you KNOW it's intentional, don't let a team gain an advantage not intended by the rules. What's the losing coach going to do, complain to your supervisor that you didn't call a violation against his team?
This isn't all that different in theory than a team fouling to stop the clock. If the fouling team doesn't at least make a minimal attempt to play the ball, or gets too rough, you call an intentional rather than a common foul, so as not to reward the rule-breaking team.
The main difference between these scenarios is that in the second situation, you can't pass on some sort of foul because rougher fouls will foul. In a violation situation, pass on it.
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Stan,
If we pass, we punish a team that may be fouled on the rebound and awarded up to two throws. That could be the leading or trailing team.
No. I think it's better to use the rules instead of avoid them, in this case. Murphy could well be sitting in the stands, ...just waiting.
mick