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Originally posted by Kelvin green
Maybe we'll get smart enough not to count the Offensive fouls towards the bonus either... Naw that would be too much to ask.
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Honestly, that's one of the things about the NBA rules that just doesn't make any sense to me. If it's a personal foul, it should count against that person's team. What's the rationale for not counting it as a team foul? I honestly don't know. There can't be any logic to it, from a rules/definitions standpoint. The only reason for it seems to be that they don't want to get to the bonus too quickly. Well, then, why not exclude other kinds of fouls from the team count too? Maybe we could also exclude shooting fouls from the team count. Since the offended player is already awarded FTs, no need to count that foul toward the bonus.
That rant is totally irrelevant, sorry. But I wanted to say that I don't think it will be too complicated either if they simply say that the rule only applies when there's
player control. That eliminates any weird possibilities. And we don't have to go the NBA's "loose ball" terminology, or change the definition of team control. Of course, that's just my opinion. I could be wrong.
Chuck