Agreed
Do you stop calling fouls when a player is in foul trouble because of the potential consequences of fouling a player out? Do you ignore travelling because it occurred in the last 10 seconds with a team down 2 and needing a score, because of the consequences?
The rules should be enforced as intended. Now if you have been a little quick on the T, this type of rule may cause you to re-examine your quick trigger. BUt really you should do this anyway - it shoulod not take an extreme penalty to make you re-assess how you call Ts. But if you call Ts where warranted, then an additional penalty associated with the T should not change one bit how you call them.
A main reason for these rules is because players, fans, and coaches are out of control, and administrators are tired of dealing with it. Many of you complain about the howlers, and some of the extreme behavior that you are forced to put up with as refs. If this rule is not enforced because you stop calling Ts, the bad behavior will continue.
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