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Originally posted by Nevadaref
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Originally posted by Lotto
For someone who doesn't have the NFHS rule and case books, could you explain why this wouldn't be a true multiple foul? It seems to fit the definition---fouls committed by teammates on the same opponent at approximately the same time.
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It is a close one, but I believe that the reasoning behind this being a FALSE multiple and not just a multiple is that the whistle for the first foul stops the clock and the blocking foul then comes afterwards (during the period of time when the ball is still live, but the clock is stopped). One foul clearly preceeds the other. It is likely that a second whistle could even be blown for the second foul. Perhaps by a second official.
Note that if the first foul were not committed against a shooter the ball would be dead and the second foul would be ignored unless deemed intentional or flagrant.
A true multiple would be two players swinging to block the shot and both hitting the shooter. There is only one whistle and it is not possible to say that one foul occurred clearly after the clock was stopped. Maybe not even which foul occurred first.
Does seem like splitting hairs, but I believe that is the explanation you are looking for.
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I believe the definition for multiple says "approximately" the same time. They can be slightly one after the other. This could be a multiple if two players foul the same shooter.
Wed Oct 20, 2004, 12:24pm
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