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King wrote: "So once again, the college coaching strategy is clear: You should risk falling farther behind to avoid a guy getting his third foul in the 20th minute, but not the 21st. That doesn't make sense to me."
Is the practice some kind of safety check, keeping the player out of the refs' conversation during halftime? What do refs do during the break--while teams are given second-half strategy and attempts at inspirational speeches, maybe the refs are saying, "Keep an eye on number 99--he already has three fouls" and therefore might foul out sooner because he's being watched. Or perhaps the refs instead just drink their Gatorade and tune in to ESPN2. I'd rather see more foul-outs and more chances for others on the team to play, but then if foul-outs came sooner, the NCAA would increase the number of fouls allowed.
