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The scoring on pontificate depends on whether there is a double- or triple-word score in effect.
The canuck said it perfectly.
It is not blasphemous to consider the situation at the end of a close game.
I want to know the situation. And a foul is definitely not a foul, regardless of what everyone says here.
Here's a situation: A leads by four with a minute left and has the ball. They inbound and B clearly wants a foul.
Is your standard for calling that foul the same as in the opening minute of the game? If it is, you're setting yourself up for disaster. You call the first foul you can and quickly line up to shoot the free throws, or the defense will make sure you call a foul by knocking the ball-handler's head off.
Court awareness and situation handling at the end of a game, in my opinion, is one of the most important things a good official learns.
I never said I wouldn't call a foul in the original situation. I just said it wouldn't be a likely occurrence. With .9 second on the clock and the clock starting on the first touch, it would be very unlikely to have a shooting foul.
Rich
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