Late game - stop the clock fouls

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by so cal lurker

But I'd believe you if what you're talking about the team down by 7 or more desperately grasping at straws having to foul multiple times.

Yeah. That's what I meant, when it's no longer a real game and the strategy becomes a desperation move. I'm not talking about a three point game with thirty seconds to go. That's still a real game that anybody can win.

If a team is grasping at straws they're probably going to drown. As an official, I think to myself, "Why bother", but on the other hand, "Hope springs eternal". I've seen weird late game stuff happen on television, but never in real life.