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Originally posted by Mlancaster
I am sicking to my guns on this one....NO CALL!!
w_sohl said it well that the defensive player put himself at a disadvantage....Why penalize the offense??
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Because the defender was smart enough to use the rules to his advantage. When a team is down 4 with 30 seconds to go, what do they do? They put themselves at a disadvantage by committing a foul. Do we call it? OF COURSE!! The fact that they are breaking the rules to their advantage does not change the fact that they are breaking the rules. We force the team that's ahead to shoot 1-and-1, even tho it would be to their advantage to simply let the clock run.
Similarly, the NBA used to give a delay warning to the defense for stepping over the OOB line during a throw-in. Teams would intentionally break the rule in order to see the offensive set. The officials correctly enforced the rule even tho the defenders gained an advantage from it (or at least, they thought they did). They've since changed that rule b/c it was deemed an unfair advantage.
If you want to change the kick rule to eliminate this possiblity, then by all means, change it. Otherwise, call the kick.
Chuck
Thu Jan 30, 2003, 12:19pm
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