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Originally Posted by btaylor64
A3 being guarded by B3 near the division line runs backward like he is going for the long pass and then starts to run up toward the ball, B3 grabs him and I call an INTENTIONAL FOUL. By rule I am correct in doing so because it was a foul that kept the clock from running, but it was wrong in common sense officiating.
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Sorry, but I disagree that this was the correct call by rule.
IMO, the wording in the rule should be read as, "...designed *only* to keep the clock from starting..."
As I read your description, B3 was making a "basketball play" and the common foul was the correct call.