[j51969]

Originally Posted by M&M Guy

Ok, here's what I'm getting at. Going back to your first post in this thread, which I quoted again, you mentioned you would charge or not charge a foul on a player solely based on the number of fouls they currently have. You also then mentioned this is called "game management". What I'm trying to determine is under what specific circumstances this would come into play for you.

If you would not call a multiple foul (which I would not as well), then you need to determine which player fouled first. Obviously if the player with the lesser number fouled first, they get charged with the foul. Bob mentioned a specific scenario where you are truly unsure which player fouled, and the game is decided, you might charge the player with the lesser number. But if you are saying you see the player with the larger number foul first, but because there's another player close by that can be charged instead to avoid fouling someone out, I do have a big problem with that. That is manipulation, rather than management.

Based on the merit of this quote alone (all other posts aside) I would agree that this is a resonable way to determine one from the other.