Who is entitled to the ball?

Oz Referee · #9 (**permalink**) Tue Feb 12, 2002, 03:19pm

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Originally posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.

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Originally posted by Richard Ogg
I've been coached on these to pass on this foul if it didn't affect the play (and on a made basket it does not) unless it is particularly rough or it is time to send a message (e.g., things getting out of hand, these 2 are going at it too much).

NO!! NO!! NO!! Whoever is coaching you to pass on this should receive a thousand lashes with a wet noodle. This is a foul on B1 everytime: NFHS, NCAA Men's and Women's, and FIBA.

Mark,

Perhaps you should look at the latest points of emphasis from FIBA - it quite specifically says that referees (especially at higher levels) need to concentrate on the flow of the game, and calling fouls according to advantage/disadvantage principles.