Horn sounds during free throw

MJT · #16 (**permalink**) Tue Jan 11, 2005, 06:12pm

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Originally posted by DownTownTonyBrown

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Originally posted by MJT

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Originally posted by Smitty
If he had missed the free throw, would you give him another because the horn may have "disconcerted" him?

In my opinion, if it is the visiting team shooting, if he misses, he gets another try, if he makes it count. If it is the home team, no retry no matter what.

I think a FT, when all other action has stopped and one player is alone focusing on the shot, usually without alot of other noise, the "play on when the horn goes off" is overtaken by common sense. I don't think the horn would be as much of a distraction if he is dribbling or even shooting a jumper in the midst of the game.

You're responding as if the table is intentionally trying to disconcert the shooter... often they are just nitwits. (That is why the horn does immediately create a dead ball.)

If you were relatively certain that the person running the horn is trying to disconcert, I would likely assess a technical foul... and then probably (HTBT timing) reshoot a missed free throw.

Gotta treat both teams the same in the case of nitwits.

Point taken, makes sense to me.