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Originally posted by Jurassic Referee
[The statement above is technically correct.When "intentional fouls" were a POE in 2000/2001,the POE was written to say-Quote-Acts that must be deemed intentional include:-when coach/player says "watch,we're going to foul"-Unquote.Those are the exact words from the written POE that year. A literal translation of that backs up Mark.
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I stand corrected and apologize to Mr. Denucci. I was not aware of the POE. However this still could lead to the question of who has credibility as a spokesman in this case.
The coach gives quiet instructions in the huddle to go for a quick steal, then if we don't get it foul but make sure you make a good swipe at the ball. Then as the huddle breaks this one very helpful young man on the end of the bench says, "Hey, Mr. Ref, we're gonna foul here." This situation provided one of the definitive "a coach says the same thing in the same situation, no matter what really happened," for me. Backcourt pressure last minute of the game, coach is dramatically making a hack gesture, his player runs up behind the dribbler and grabs her by the hips with both hands. Whistle, crossed hands. Coach: "What??? She went for the ball!!" We shot 2 free throws, then he called timeout. As they broke the huddle, he said several times, "Don't grab them."