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Old Thu Jul 12, 2012, 06:15am
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I bet FIFA would be really different.
FIBA: The free throw for a technical foul is taken from 15 meters.

FIFA: The free throw for a technical foul is taken from 15 meters and you have to kick the ball into the basket.
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Old Thu Jul 12, 2012, 11:16am
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FIBA: The free throw for a technical foul is taken from 15 meters.

FIFA: The free throw for a technical foul is taken from 15 meters and you have to kick the ball into the basket.
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Old Thu Jul 12, 2012, 12:50pm
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FIBA: The free throw for a technical foul is taken from 15 meters.

FIFA: The free throw for a technical foul is taken from 15 meters and you have to kick the ball into the basket.


Those FT percentages must be really low.
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Old Thu Jul 12, 2012, 05:16pm
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especially since at 15 meters they will be taken somewhere near half-court
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Old Thu Jul 12, 2012, 05:56pm
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FIBA: The free throw for a technical foul is taken from 15 meters.
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Those FT percentages must be really low.
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Especially since at 15 meters they will be taken somewhere near half-court
OK. How about 15 centimeters? Millimeters? Liters?
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