O'Tule's Late Foul

[CTWarrior]

It's a little different when there's only 10 seconds left.  It's important to let the clock run. 

The clock stops on a made basket at the end of games.  So if you just let them have a lay-up it doesn't save any time as opposed to fouling.

[NersEllenson]

The clock stops on a made basket at the end of games.  So if you just let them have a lay-up it doesn't save any time as opposed to fouling.

Which to me is why I have NO problem contesting the shot...in a very signficant manner and thereby greatly increasing the degree of difficulty and reducing the liklihood of a make for 2 points.  Make the kid earn 2 points at the line where he shoots 70% (as opposed to 99% on a virtual uncontested layup). 

[MUBurrow]

Aside from giving up an and-1, the other reason you dont foul in that situation is because it allows the scoring team to properly set up their press and make it 100000x harder to inbound the ball. If they just score, they likely are scrambling and aren't able to properly deny the inbounds pass - they have to just play a helter skelter man to man inbounds denial.