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Originally Posted by cmathews
if a team has played well enough in the whole half to keep the foul count low, why penalize them for using the fouls strategically to keep the other team from scoring.
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So that they don't have to foul 5 times in order to get to the 1-and-1. Suppose Team A has played great defense and has only been charged with 3 team fouls in the second half. However, in the last minute, they are losing by 4 points.
What's the obvious strategy? Foul and make Team B shoot 1-and-1. Unfortunately, Team A now has to foul 4 times to get to that point. Why make them do that? We all know what they're trying to do. So on the second foul inside the last minute (or 2 minutes, if you prefer), we automatically go to the bonus. It prevents fouls for the sake of fouls.
I'm not saying I agree with a rule change for this. I'm merely answering your question about why somebody might be in favor of it.