Intentional foul on throw in

[lukealex]

My thought on this question is at the end of a game when the team trailing is trying to foul, so they foul before the ball is inbounded, basketball play or not. Is it a common foul or intentional?

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by lukealex

My thought on this question is at the end of a game when the team trailing is trying to foul, so they foul before the ball is inbounded, basketball play or not. Is it a common foul or intentional?

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2006-07 POINTS OF EMPHASIS

4. Intentional Fouls. The committee continues to be concerned about how games end. While there has been some improvement in the application of the rule, there is still need for further understanding and enforcement. An intentional foul is a personal or technical foul that neutralizes an opponent's obvious advantageous position. Contact away from the ball or when not making a legitimate attempt to play the ball or player, specifically designed to stop or keep the clock from starting, shall be intentional. Intentional fouls may or may not be premeditated and are not based solely on the severity of the act. A foul also shall be ruled intentional if while playing the ball a player causes excessive contact with an opponent.
Fouling is an accepted coaching strategy late in the game. There is a right way and a wrong way to foul. Coaches must instruct their players in the proper technique for strategic fouling. "Going for the ball" is a common phrase heard, but intentional fouls should still be called on players who go for the ball if it is not done properly.
Additionally, in throw-in situations, fouling a player that is not involved in the play in any way (setting a screen, attempting to receive the in-bound pass, etc. ) must be deemed intentional. Far too often, officials do not call fouls as intentional when the act clearly meets the criteria.

[Adam]

It had better look good, IMO. It had better really look like a legitimate play.

[Camron Rust]

As Nevada's quote indicates, you call intentional if the fouled player is not involved in the play. A player is involved in the play if they are setting a screen, attempting to receive the pass, etc. An example of a player not in the play is one 50' down the court just waiting for the guards to inbound the ball and bring it down court. (Some have contended that the parenthetical expression is giving examples of player NOT involved in the play but they are simply comprehension challenged...it is a list of actions deemed to be part of the play).

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

As Nevada's quote indicates, you call intentional if the fouled player is not involved in the play. A player is involved in the play if they are setting a screen, attempting to receive the pass, etc. An example of a player not in the play is one 50' down the court just waiting for the guards to inbound the ball and bring it down court. (Some have contended that the parenthetical expression is giving examples of player NOT involved in the play but they are simply comprehension challenged...it is a list of actions deemed to be part of the play).

[BillyMac]

The defender may not break the imaginary plane during a throwin. If the defender breaks the imaginary plane during a throwin, the defender’s team will receive a team warning, or if the team has already been warned for one of the four delay situations, this action would result in a team technical foul. If the defender contacts the ball after breaking the imaginary plane, it is a player technical foul and a team warning will be recorded. If the defender fouls the inbounding player after breaking the imaginary plane, it is an intentional personal foul, and a team warning will be recorded.