To me, it's simple -- Rule 8-2.
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The free throw(s) awared because of a personal foul shall be attempted by the offended player. If such player must withdraw because of an injury or disqualification, his/her substitute shall attempt the throw(s) as selected by the team captain or head coach.
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The player in this situation is
not injured, even by some strange, twisted definition of the word. There is no way, by rule, that he can be taken out by the coach.
Think about this -- what if this was at the
end of a tied game? With maybe 5-10 second left? And what if this player was a 50% free-throw shooter and the coach subs in a 90% free-throw shooter?
Does that change your approach at all?
(BTW -- now I'm just a "member", so that you don't have to argue with the admin
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