good question

[mthomas]

Originally posted by just another ref
The other night during a discussion of advantage/disadvantage I heard something I had never heard before. How is there ever a 3 point play? A shooter is fouled in the act and the shot goes in, so how was he put at a disadvantage? I said to myself I don't have a good answer to that question when you put it that way. But I bet I know where I can find one.

I say it is a MAJOR DISADVANTAGE to the shooter to get fouled. If we allowed the defense to "foul" on every play and NOT call a foul on the defense if the ball goes in. It will be a VERY rough game and players will get hurt.

Occasionally players do get hurt when they get fouled, although often, not enough to come out of the game, but enough to bother them while playing.