Intentional Fouls

[drinkeii]

Originally posted by bob jenkins

Here's how I judge it:

Suppose there is a certain defensive maneuver that results in a steal 10% of the time, and a foul 90% of the time. (In this hypothetical situation, no other results are possible.)

If a player uses this maneuver in the first quarter, the coach will probably pull the player. But, in the last minute of the game, with the team behind by 3 points, it might be the best play. It's not an intentional foul.

Well, if they are going for the ball, then that is a legit play by my reading of the rules. So it wouolnd't be intentional. I don't have a problem with people fouling when playing the game. The reading of that rule on intentionals is that it is a foul to do something whose purpose is to stop the clock - if all you do is foul with no attempt at the ball, that is a clock-stopping thing late in the game, therefore it is intentional. If it could reasonably be expected to get the ball (10% isn't reasonable, in my book!!) - then it is a common.