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Old Thu Nov 25, 2004, 02:30am
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Originally posted by zebraman
Quote:
Originally posted by Damian
The defender went up strong after the shot. There was no intentional foul to call. My observation to bounce it off of the backboard would have been to disrupt the defensive timing and make a slam possible.
Damian,

It doesn't have to be "intentional" to be intentional. Excessive contact can be an intentional foul even if B1 meant no harm and got a lot of ball. That's what Tim meant.

Z
That coupled with your original description
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Originally posted by Damian
A1 is going in for a fast break, B1 fouls to keep A1 from slamming it in.
.... sounded to me like the classical definition of an intentional foul.

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