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To: LRoggy

Okay, then why does the rule exist? I still stand by the statement that “no one’s in charge of common sense anymore”, which is even more true with a rule like that. It rewards breaking the rules.


14 posted on 02/06/2014 7:15:24 AM PST by grania
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To: grania

It exists because the NBA RULES COMMITTEE wrote it into the rule book. Six fouls for a player was established in the 1947-48 season!!

http://www.nba.com/analysis/rules_history.html

From the ESPN recap:

D’Antoni was informed by the officials that he could leave Sacre on the floor and any additional foul on the center would also result in a technical.

“I didn’t know about that rule, but it’s a nice rule,” D’Antoni said with a chuckle.


The REFS told the coach the rule.

The reason this is such a surprise is because NBA teams usually dress 12 players and it just doesn’t come up as a possibility.

AGAIN, there were NO rules broken


15 posted on 02/06/2014 7:29:05 AM PST by LRoggy (Peter's Son's Business)
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To: grania

How does it reward breaking the rules?

A guy fouls out and stays in the game.

He commits a loose ball foul going for an offensive rebound while the team is over the limit for the quarter.

The guy he fouls shoots two for the foul, a third for the technical and the team gets the ball back on offense to try for a 5 or 6 point play.

Does that sound like a reward to you?


17 posted on 02/06/2014 7:52:52 AM PST by LRoggy (Peter's Son's Business)
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