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Originally posted by Thom on 01-15-2000 06:20 AM
In reference to the "Intentional Foul". I have seen what I perceive to be an obvious reluctance on the part of Officials to make this call. I am in Ohio and just wondered if there is some sort of "policy" or "philosophy" about when this call should be made and when it should be just treated as a common foul.
I assume you are talking about fouls at the end of the game. Here's my take on it:
Suppose there is a certain defensive maneuver that results in a steal 10% of the time and a foul 90% of the time (no other results are possible). THis would be a stupid play early in the game, but if your opponents had the ball with a 1 point lead an 5 seconds left, it might be a smart play, and shouldn't be intentional.