[canuckrefguy]

I think you misinterpreted what I said...I was not saying anything about calling/not calling based on the time or score.

What I meant was, a coach yelling "foul" doesn't automatically make the resulting foul intentional. A coach doesn't simply want his team to foul for the sake of fouling. They either want to stop the clock or get the ball back. If there were an opportunity to get the ball back or stop the clock without fouling, they'd be fine with it.

Failing that, what they're frantically calling for is the last hope available to them - a foul. But that in and of itself does not constitute "intentional".

5 secs left, Team B down by 2, B1 two hands A1 or bear-hugs him, with no attempt to steal the ball, you bet I'm calling an intentional foul.