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Originally Posted by Scuba_ref
I understand what you are saying, but if there was a COMMENT that said Travelling is an acceptable coaching and playing strategy near the end of the game then that would affect the way you call travelling. My take on the Intentional Foul COMMENT is that it narrows what should be considered intentional during the end of game situations.
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This is where we differ. I think the rule itself (and the case play) actually broadens the definition of intentional foul in these situations. Otherwise, there's no reason to mention "designed to stop the clock or prevent it from starting." The point of the comment, IMO, is to counter-act the previous POE that stated it was an automatic intentional foul when the coach announced it was going to happen. The committee wanted to emphasize the fact that the strategy is valid; but the rules in place also indicate there is a proper way to do it. Fouling a player off the ball is going to be more risky, IMO.
It's not like their best shooter was hitting all of her shots. It was a FG game.
For the record, I had already called an intentional in this game (about a 30 seconds of game time prior to the events in my OP) for a two handed shove on a layup.