He wanted a foul

[blindzebra]

Strategic fouling is part of the game and some adjustment must be made by the officials when it is clear teams are needing to foul to stop the clock and trade FTs for possessions.

We need to get the first contact that could be a foul, to keep from having the team use harder contact to get the foul called...sometimes that contact wouldn't have been a foul earlier in the game.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by blindzebra

Strategic fouling is part of the game and some adjustment must be made by the officials when it is clear teams are needing to foul to stop the clock and trade FTs for possessions. We need to get the first contact that could be a foul, to keep from having the team use harder contact to get the foul called...sometimes that contact wouldn't have been a foul earlier in the game.

I agree. This is part of my pregame:

End of game strategic fouls: If the winning team is just holding the ball and is willing to take the free throws, then let’s call the foul immediately, so the ballhandler doesn’t get hit harder to draw a whistle.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

I agree. This is part of my pregame:

End of game strategic fouls: If the winning team is just holding the ball and is willing to take the free throws, then let’s call the foul immediately, so the ballhandler doesn’t get hit harder to draw a whistle.

I agree, but it's clearly not the case in the OP. The ball handler continued through on a fast break. This is clearly a case where the contact needs to be ignored. If B1 decides to get brutal, you can't blame the officials for following the rules and being consistent.

[Mark Padgett]

So what's new? The SOP in wreck games is that the ball handler thinks all contact with him, no matter how minor, is a foul.

[inigo montoya]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

So what's new? The SOP in wreck games is that the ball handler thinks all contact with him, no matter how minor, is a foul.

I think it was the defender that wanted the foul call.

[Scrapper1]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

I agree, but it's clearly not the case in the OP. The ball handler continued through on a fast break. This is clearly a case where the contact needs to be ignored. If B1 decides to get brutal, you can't blame the officials for following the rules and being consistent.

I agree with this. The ballhandler was not simply willing to take the foul and get his free throws. So we let him make his play.