Wed Apr 21, 2004, 06:00pm
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Originally posted by Camron Rust
Quote:
Originally posted by Snaqwells
Juulie,
What's the reward? They get the next alternating possession? They would have had that anyway. There's no reward there.
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Not if you don't change the arrow as the rule currently stands.
End game...B down by 7 with 1 minute to go. Held Ball. A has the arrow and gets the ball for a throwin. B has committed only 4 fouls. They're playing highly aggressive defensive on the throwin to try to get a steal without worrying about a foul. However, they do foul (before the throwin is touched).
Now we have two choices:
(1) Change the arrow and give the ball to A for a throwin as part of the penalty for the foul.
(2) Don't change the arrow and give the ball to A ....
There may or may not be another held ball and B wants to get to the bonus anyway. Another held ball could be pivotable.
In (1), B might as well kill two birds with one stone and get the arrow in the deal since it's for free. So, A gets nothing. They already had the ball for a throwin, now B fouls. They still have the ball, but lost the arrow. Not equitable.
In (2), B doesn't gain anything from fouling beyond a similar foul at any other time.
The Arrow is to grant team A the right to make the next "undecidable" throwin unless they mess it up. They can't lose it by B's actions.
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Leave it to Camron to give a clear, useful explanation!
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