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[Scuba_ref]

Originally Posted by just another ref

I would acknowledge that I heard him and then expect that there would be a good chance of calling an intentional foul.

"Thanks for the warning, kid."

And

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

The first part was unspoken. He called me over in a TO right after that, and said he wanted to make sure it wasn't an automatic intentional. I told him it wasn't automatic, but it had better be a basketball play.

Here is the comment at the end of 4.19.3 (Intentional Foul) in the case book:

COMMENT: Fouling near the end of a game is an acceptable coaching and playing strategy. Officials must determine if a foul is intentional by judging the fouling act itself, not whether or not the coach instructed a player to perform the act.

I hear a lot of talk about going intentional with these fouls simply due to the strategy...when the case book specifically allows for this method of stopping the clock at the end of a game.