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Originally posted by mplagrow
We had this conversation a month or so ago. Same situation, except A didn't try to miss the free throws. Is it a travesty to intentionally violate the rules, or just good strategy? On the other hand, is intentionally missing a shot any different? I agree that you warn player B to stop intentionally violating. But you can't tell a player to stop intentionally missing a free throw!
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I think they are fundamentally different. One is the violating of a rule in an attempt to gain an advantage. Missing a FT is not a violation of a rule.
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Ultimately, I believe B is at the disadvantage, but they should be. They obviously had to foul that late in the game to be in that position. Warn B, play on, T him if he does it again.
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I agree. B is behind and shouldn't be allowed to break the rules for a chance to win.
To turn the tables, if A had the arrow, A1 could shoot an airball or step across the line and A would have the ball OOB.
I even might alert B1, out loud so A1 could hear it, that if the shooter airballs or violates
after B1 steps in, A would get the ball OOB on the arrow...and that would really make it hard for B to win.
