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Originally posted by rainmaker
Case Book 6.7 Situation B: " Prior to the bonus and after A1 starts the free-throwing motion, A2 commits a common foul by pushing B1 along the lane. Ruling: If the foul occurred after the ball was in flight, the point counts if the throw was successful and no substitute throw is awarded if not successful. If A1 had not released the free-throw attempt before A2 fouled B1, the ball became dead when the foul occurred and A1 is permitted an unhindered free throw. The foul by A2 results in the ball being awarded to Team B at the out-of-bounds spot nearest to where A2 fouled B1, unless the free-throw attempt by A1 is successful in which case B will throw-in from out of bounds anywhere along the end line where the free throw was scored."
Merciful Heavens!! A fouls, and A gets the throws!?! What's the philosophy behind that? If A violates, they lose the throws, but a more serious infraction (foul) gets less penalty???
So, let's assume this is the first of a two-shot free-throw. If the ball is not yet released, do we clear the lane so that the throw will be "unhindered?" How do we explain that to Coach B?
What about after the bonus is in effect, how do we handle a foul by A2? Clear the lane, A1 finishes his/her free-throws, then change ends, B shoots, and go from there?
Does this seem bizarre only because I'm reading it at 11:30 pm (too hot to sleep -- record high today!!)
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I definitely think you need some sleep, Julie. It doesn't seem all that odd to me. The foul committed by team A has a penalty, i.e., a foul being charged to the offended team and possession of the ball. If a violation was committed by team A, it too has it's own penalty, i.e., loss of the opportunity to shoot the free throw. As to your question on how to explain to Coach B about clearing the lane, tell him/her that anytime a team will not be given an opportunity to rebound a free throw the lane spaces are not too be occuppied. And yes, I believe that is exactly what I would do if B was in the Bonus, clear the lane and let A shoot the free throw, go to the other end line em up and shoot B's. Isn't this exactly the way we would handle a false double foul, in fact in reading the definition for a false double foul, this seems to fit exactly.