FTs or no FTs

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.

JR:

There is a Casebook Play from the mid- to late-1970's (the ancient text to which I refer and you even pre-date me on this, ) that states that a SF is a FDF. If either or both fouls resulted in the penalty being the awarding of FT's, the FT's were shot and the ball put back into play via a Jump Ball because the fouls occured at the same time. The only thing that the rule changed from the original Casebook Play was to eliminate the FT's.

P.S. I guess I am going to have to climb up into the attic after all, scan the Casebook Play onto my hard drive and then hope that somebody will email me with instructions as to how to attach the scan to the Forum.

It doesn't predate me, Mark. Sorry, but I don't buy that. Simultaneous fouls were always differentiated in the rules as being different than a false double foul for the exact reason that Bob gave you. Simultaneous fouls occur at approximately at the same time. For false double fouls, there is a time lag between the fouls. And simultaneous fouls resulted in a jump ball until the rule changed to an AP. Never been any different afaik going back to 1959.

Start climbing and good luck finding something to back what you say up.