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MTD,
That was an excellent and informative post. I also believe that the situation qualifies as a false double foul according to the definition of such. 4-19-8 I think it was strange that the penalty was changed two seasons ago. I don't even recall the change being announced. All I remember the committe stating is that a new definition for simultaneous fouls was added. I must say, though, that since this new definition was added this play must now be called a simultaneous foul and not a false double foul.
Also the last part of the definition of a false double foul should be removed as it was made pointless by the definition of a simultaneous foul. Particularly I mean the words, "such that at least one of the attributes of a double foul is absent."
Since there are two attributes to a double foul: 1. two opposing players committing fouls against each other, AND 2. the fouls occur at approximately the same time.
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