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I used to think that the multiple foul should not be called but last night made me think differently.
- A1 was driving along the endline
- A1 picked up his dribble to start a shot
- B1 hacked his arm (which is when I blew my whistle)
- A1 then continued with his shot and while in the air (with the ball still in his hands) B2 fouled him to the point that he couldn't get the shot off.
I decided to just call the first foul and we proceeded to administer 2 free throws. After thinking about it last night I figured that I should have called a false multiple foul because he could have made the shot and then had one FT attempt (Max: 3pts) if B2 didn't foul him. Because I did not call the false multiple foul I am penalizing the offense with only 2 FTs (Max: 2pts). Of course by calling the false multiple I'm giving the offense one extra possible point (Max: 4pts).
I agree with Nevadaref by voting not to ignore that second foul.
I've had multiple fouls happen before when a player went up for a shot and opponents on both sides hit the shooters left and right arm at the same exact time. I handled that situation by just picking one of the two players and only calling one foul. I don't see the reason in giving the shooter 4 FT in that situation, but I do in the false multiple situation.
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