If the shot is made, then the team gets the basket, plus two shots, plus the ball. That seems like a significant enough penalty.

I'm confused. I thought we were talking about (intentional) personal fouls. What "technical fouls shots" are there?

The shot was not made.

And i apologize for the incorrect language. "intentional foul shots"....is that better?

What are you talking about? How are you penalizing the team for being in the act of shooting? If he makes the shot, it counts and they still get two free throws. If he doesn't, he's not penalized just because he doesn't get extra free throws.

As has been pointed out, what prevents players from doing this every possessions is the simple fact that the offended team gets free throws and a throw in.

[QUOTE=bob jenkins;660096]If the shot is made, then the team gets the basket, plus two shots, plus the ball. That seems like a significant enough penalty.


And if he misses he only gets two shots and the ball? :confused::eek: I keep hearing this and it just sounds more bacwards and weird everytime.

What? This makes no sense. Why would the rule (as I say it is - which is how the rule book says it is) require us to wave off a shot attempt? Your argument has no logic.

And what gray area is there? Any time there is an intentional personal foul, the offended player receives 2 tries unless he was fouled during an unsuccessful 3-point try in which case he receives 3 tries. Pretty black-and-white.

So: Common foul: Two shots and either a rebound or the defense gets the ball. Intentional: Two shots and the offense gets the ball. Still seems like enough of a penalty.

Yes. Thanks

Only slightly: 'foul shot' is not in the rule book.

The biggest difference between an intentional foul and a 'regular' foul is that the offended team retains possession after the free throws.

Note the part in red above. That's the additional penalty for intentionally fouling a player. It matters not what the player is doing when he is fouled (except in the one instance in which he is attempting a three point try) - he gets two shots for that action.

Got a rule reference for this? You put it in quotes, so I assume you've got a reference.
Where did anyone say this?
Sorry, but there's not a hint of gray in this.

That fact is you'll find that in none of the codes do you penalize an intentional/flagrant foul (or their equivalents in other codes) during a try with two shots for the act of shooting plus two shots for the intentional/flagrant.

NFHS: 2 shots + ball unless it's a missed three point attempt
NCAA: Same as NFHS
NBA (Flagrant Type I/Type II): 2 shots+ball unless a missed three point shot. If a made basket, the opponent would have a 2 free throw attempts to make 1.

All three bodies deem the penalty of free throws, possession, and possible ejection enough of a penalty.

Please explain whats in red.

The fouled player in that scenario is allowed up to two shots to make one. He cannot score more than one point, so if he makes the first, the second shot is not attempted. If he misses the first, he is allowed another attempt to score the one point.

That is the weirdest rule i have ever seen/heard. Im sure there is worse but that is my all time high so far. They need to just make it a 2 free throw plus the basket

It's the NBA. They've got some 'different' rules there.

Under NBA rules on a made 2 point shot and foul, no more than 3 points can be scored. On a made 3 point shot and foul, no more than 4 points can be scored.

If you think that's weird, there used to be a time where a foul in the backcourt with the team in the penalty, would result in a 3 to make 2 situation.