Articles Archive for September 2009
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If a player driving to the hoop is fouled and as he glides in on a continuation play for a layup gets fouled again, thereby preventing the bucket, he gets only two shots. This rule gives defenders a free license (in fact they have an incentive) to foul during the continuation period. This doesn’t seem logical to me. If a player is fouled after an initial shooting foul, he should receive the number of foul shots equal to the total possible points in an “and one” scenario (i.e. three foul shots for a two point shot, and four foul shots for a three point shot). Not only do I think that’s more fair, but it would also protect players who might otherwise be defenseless after the initial foul.



