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Originally posted by M&M Guy
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1)My only question would be that was a POE back in '00 - '01 - does that still apply today? It wasn't specifically written into the rules that way since then.
2) Perhaps the committee realized that fouling to stop the clock was a legitimate play, because you have to give up something (a foul) to get what you want (the clock stopped). [/B][/QUOTE]1)Yes, the POE still applies; that's because the applicable rule hasn't changed.
2) Nope, the committee quite obviously doesn't think that fouling to stop the clock is a legitimate play. If they did, they would have to remove rule 4-19-3 from the rule book completely. That rule states that
"An intentional foul is a personal or technical foul designed to stop or keep the clock from starting...". Quite simply, they are telling you that fouling to stop the clock is
not a legitimate play and
is supposed to be an intentional foul.