Team ahead fouling to stop the clock?

[michligj]

This is the first time ive posted here, but have been a daily reader for the past year. Thanks for all the great insights!!!

As a high school coach (I also officiate lower level games), fouling while ahead is a tactic that I have used successfully. (4 or 5 games ago in fact.) We were ahead by 1 or 2 points with about 15 seconds to go. We had only committed 1 foul that half. Players were told to deny every inbounds pass unless it was backwards (away from their bucket) We would then make a strong play on the ball to get the foul call and not let them advance the ball. We did this 4 times and they ended up inbounding the ball at half court with only 2 seconds left on the clock. It made it impossible for them to set up for a good shot.
The purpose of this was not to stop the clock but rather to disrupt the offense and not let them work for a good final shot.
It may not be the best or most sporting tactic in the world, and some might think it was foolish, but it got the job done. Of course the parents were screaming the whole time, but it was just one more thing for them to be clueless about.