Why FIBA, Why?

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Originally Posted by Ref Ump Welsch

I don't do FIBA, but having watched a lot of the FIBA stuff on TV, I can almost say the good reason for this is when reporting, you usually have to indicate 1, 2, or 3 FT's, so doing a jersey number 1-3 and then the number of FT's can get confusing to the scorekeeper. Remember, not all of those folks who work the book are 100% knowledgeable about how we report those fouls.

Do you not do this in FED and CCA as well?

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I guess using FIBA's flawed logic that makes sense, but to those who understand basketball it shouldn't.