Re: Basketball rules

["Dan Forant" <dforant1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Doesn't the continuation play just involve the shooter? Not the assistor?

DanF

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pereira, Jorge M"
> > Just for a change of pace and my continuing basketball education (I've
learned
> a lot from this list), I would like to ask about a possible rule change on
a
> play/situation that has bothered me for years.
>
> Alright, so a few yrs. back the NBA invented the "continuation" play
whereby
> the fouled player continues on and scores on the same move.  Great!  This
way
> the rule allows the points for a good offensive play and punishes the foul
> with free throws (further potential pts).
>
> If you saw the last 2 C's games, when Blount was hit in the face vs. Nets,
he
> made a simultaneous pass which found Walter alone for a layup.  Vs.
Portland
> Jiri stole the ball and as he was being fouled he passed to Banks alone
for a
> layup.  Both important situations.  Baskets disallowed. The whistle blew
the
> play dead.  The fouls benefited the team that fouled, punished the team
that
> made the good play and was fouled.   It's good to be bad/evil triumphed.
> Besides that, one would have iced the game.  The other stopped momentum on
a
> comeback.  These are often desperation fouls when a defenseman has been
> outplayed and resorts to the foul.
>
> Why not consider it a different type of continuation play and allow the
> points?
>
> In hockey they came up with the penalty shot; in soccer, when a player is
> fouled the ref. waits to see if the fouled player or his team lose
possession
> before whistling the play dead.  If they don't lose the ball the play goes
on.
> If it was a yellow card foul, after the play is over, the ref. goes back
and
> gives the yellow card.
>
> Has anything ever been done about this?
> Jorge