93Bulldog wrote:The foul shooter shoots his free-throws first - then the technical foul is shot. That's how it is suppose to be done.
The foul was committed on #12, then some chaos with the technical occurred... I believe the refs thought the foul was committed on #10 ... they are both 6'4 and kind of look alike ... why else would the ref let him shoot? There was nothing malicious about Burrow (#10) stepping up to take the free throws, he's a 17 year old kid, he doesn't know the rules. He thought he was stepping up to shoot the technical.
That was all refs and nothing more. But #12 and #10 are great free throw shooters, I don't think it made much difference. Burrow hit 3-of-4 - but it was getting the ball back because of the technical that mattered most.
I'm not saying it was malicious at all, but if the wrong player steps up and knowingly shoots a foul shot when another player is supposed to, it can be a technical foul. Which would have given Valley 2 shots and the ball down by 1 point.
I'm not saying anyone got cheated or anything, I'm just saying that's the reality of the situation, most kids with game awareness especially upperclassmen know you don't get 4 foul shots for a technical. Why would he shoot 2 then step back to the line?
Either way, 2 GREAT teams that played 2 tough games back to back nights! Congrats to both and good luck the rest of the year!