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willie,
We know what the rule is. We all get the rulebooks, the interps, etc... and I'm sure other places are like my local board where you meet regularily and discuss philosophy, etc.
If this situation should come up in a game that I'm reffing, please know that I'm going to call it according to the rule. I've never said that I wouldn't. I'm sure everybody else here knows the rule as well, as will call it as such.
However, I do not agree with the rule. It's just my opinion. You may not agree with my opinion and that's fine.
I completely understand what Juulie is saying and I agree with her.
Juulie brings up an excellent point about B fouling on the next throw-in, which was A's b/c of the kick. Say B is down by 4 with 20 seconds to go and B coach has decided their strategy is to put A on the stripe. By fouling during a live ball with the clock stopped, B's used the best strategy possible. Ref hands A the ball due to the kick, then B fouls. (Say B2 holds A3 doing a V-cut to the ball.) Live ball foul. No time comes off the clock and A goes to shoot 1-and-1. B completely gets what they want: A at the line, no time off the clock, and they steal the arrow.
Wow. Kinda neat.
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