Originally Posted by
WTFchris
How do you know they want to foul? I understand your point if the team is trailing and has to foul. Dallas was leading by 2 points. How is the ref supposed to know they want to foul? Certainly that is the most common practice (to use the foul to give), but I'm sure not all coaches do it. Some may not think it's worth the risk of getting a shooting foul. How do you know if the coach wants to foul with 5 seconds left, but not with 2 seconds left?
The point is, the ref shouldn't have to get into the head of the coach/player. He should simply call what he sees, and sometimes in late game situations the refs try not to take over a game. Unless the coach or player told him they were going to foul, I don't see how you can view that as an intentional foul. Yes, he got him on the arm. But I have not heard one person that said that looked like the intent to foul.
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