Misuse Of Team Control Foul ...

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Originally Posted by Raymond

I don't care how good of an official he is, I'm not letting a partner kick a rather basic rule.

I agree. Although I'm not going to get into an argument (cf. Rich's famous video), I'd certainly approach my partner with the correct rule at that moment.

Moreover, the fact that it's the 4th quarter of a blow-out is all the more reason to "pursue this on the court." In the circumstances, it's likely that the kid who was fouled is a scrub, and he was deprived of his opportunity to shoot those FTs and score.

Several weeks ago, I was watching as three experienced varsity officials awarded FTs on what could only have been a team control foul. I almost called out, from the stands, "Team control?"