Coach yells "Foul!"

[DLH17]

Originally Posted by OKREF

Aren't all fouls at the end of a game when a team is trying to foul to stop the clock, by the book intentional fouls? Common sense must prevail here. Yes they are fouling on purpose, but as long as they make a play on the ball and the contact is excessive, I am calling a common foul.

[OKREF]

Originally Posted by OKREF

Aren't all fouls at the end of a game when a team is trying to foul to stop the clock, by the book intentional fouls? Common sense must prevail here. Yes they are fouling on purpose, but as long as they make a play on the ball and the contact is excessive, I am calling a common foul.

Originally Posted by DLH17

Typo...isn't

[MD Longhorn]

There is a difference between an intentional foul and an Intentional Foul.

[just another ref]

Originally Posted by MD Longhorn

There is a difference between an intentional foul and an Intentional Foul.

True. I would like to see a name change for this particular infraction.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by stripes2255

Understanding that the coach should have some other "safe" word for this action ...

Previous to the inclusion of 4.19.3 Sit D in the casebook, most smart coaches did use some type of code word that would instruct their players to "intentionally unintentionally" foul opponents, but would prevent the "real" intentional foul penalty of two shots and the ball.