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I envision the result to be something like if a team were to take this option their opponents would continue to foul them harder and harder until either the original offensive team commits a turnover on a throw-in or steal attempt/foul or the officials will have to call an intentional foul for excessive contact on these steal attempt/foul attempt.
At face value I like the rule as it could make the ends of games quicker, but the side effects I mention above make is less desirable to me.
The part I don't like is that a team that cannot shoot free-throws is no longer penalized for having such a flaw in their team.
If my memory is correct it was tried in the "pre-season" in NCAA-M almost 10 years ago. I think it was dropped because almost any lead with 30 seconds was virtually a lock, and 6 points with 2 min was almost the same, it makes it hard for a team to attempt a comeback at the ends of games. In FED w/o shot clocks a well disciplined team could lock up games quicker then in the NCAA.
Jasper
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