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Originally Posted by refnuts
A1 passes to A2 near the sideline. B1 in an attempt to steal the pass, bumps into A2 which causes A2 to fumble the ball out of bounds.
The ball was clearly out of bounds on A2.
B1 has four fouls before this play and is B's top scorer. B down 30 in early in the 2nd half.
What do you have on this play?
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....and let's just say for the sake of argument that you don't call the foul on B1. A few moments later, B3 goes on a 3-point shooting frenzy cutting the lead to 10 entering the 4th quarter. B1 goes on to score 20 points in the 4th quarter and Team B wins the game.....
If that happens, how would you feel? I know, it is only hypothetical, but so is the situation. As Shaqs indicated, there is a line that we MAY choose to draw. The problem is, as soon as we start drawing artificial lines, it can come back to haunt us.
A 32-2 game in which B1 has scored the only two points is a far safer "bet" than a 75-45 game at the same point in the second half. The problem is that electing not to call the foul CAN come back to bite you later in the game. For example, if the 30 point lead shrinks to 10 and THE EXACT SAME SITUATION presents itself, are you now going to call it? You sent B1 a message with your first non-call.
Lots of things to ponder during the game. A 3-point shooting team that presses can be down by a BUNDLE early if they are missing. But, make a few, get into their presses, get a few turnovers and 30 becomes 9 awfully quickly.
At the same time, 32-2, Team B incapable of scoring 30 points in the remainder of the game WITHOUT defense, your "bet" is substantially safer.
As I have stated on other boards, we will always have two types of referees -- one group that sticks tightly to the book and the other that follows the Spirit of the Rule, but not necessarily the Black and White of the rule. While they frequently despise each other's existence, their very existence keeps the other on their toes.