Nevada, the question was posed about when other situations occur that breaking the rules provides an advantage.
Unless you can tell me you call an intentional foul
every time a shooter gets fouled from behind, that's an example. And if you call it that way, you're the only one. I'm not talking about grabbing a kid's waist on his way up to shoot, or taking him out of the picture. I'm talking about a defender stuck behind the shooter in the low post, reaching in to try to block the shot and slapping the shooting arm in the process. This is an advantageous foul.
The kicking violation is a prime example.
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Originally Posted by Nevadaref
In order to be a violation a kick has to be intentional any time that it is done. Therefore, since there is no such thing as an unintentional kicking violation, I don't believe that this is a quality example.
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Maybe I should have said "intentionally" instead of "purposefully." But I think you'll find they mean the same thing.
I did it all the time when I was playing and would get stuck defending a 2 on 1 fast break. It was a way of trying to stop a bounce pass I couldn't reach with my hands. It was an intentional violation to stop a fast break. I've see it done while reffing, also.
I'd also do it to stop a pass into the post on occasion, or when guarding an inbounds under the basket. My theory was, if they want the ball there, I don't.