Answering 'Rules' questions during a game

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by sseltser

Intentional fouls on a person with player control will result in the location being very close to POI, and my experience has shown that these make up a majority of intentional fouls.

The "Point Of Interruption" is not a location.

Originally Posted by Rule 4-36

Point of Interruption
ART.1 . . . Method of resuming play due to an official's accidental whistle, an
interrupted game, as in 5-4-3, a correctable error, as in 2-10-6, a double personal,
double technical or simultaneous foul, as in 4-19-8 and 4-19-10.
ART.2…Play shall be resumed by one of the following methods:
a. A throw-in to the team that was in control at a spot nearest to where the
ball was located when the interruption occurred.
b. A free throw or a throw-in when the interruption occurred during this
activity or if a team is entitled to such.
c. An alternating-possession throw-in when neither team is in control and no
goal, infraction, nor end of quarter/extra period is involved when the game
is interrupted.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by sseltser

I changed mine to eliminate the statement in parentheses, although my point was that POI and the spot closest to the foul are generally close enough to each other to be the same location.

The obviously not POI times are - foul away from the ball, foul by an offensive player and a foul on a made try.

Intentional fouls on a person with player control will result in the location being very close to POI, and my experience has shown that these make up a majority of intentional fouls.

As has been pointed out, POI is not a location. It's more involved. While spot of the foul and POI may in fact lead to a similar conclusion, they are not the same thing. Personal fouls (including the intentional and flagrant ones) are always "spot of the foul," unless they are doubles.