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[QUOTE="KnightBridgeAZ, post: 4274977, member: 591"]
Because it can be called intentional.  Or be upgraded if you foul her more roughly than you intend.  Then, there is a penalty as they get the ball back.

It is not common for a foul to be called before the inbound, and as the television announcer said, the NC State foul was likely not intentional.  Many teams want to try to steal the ball before fouling.  Once the ball is inbounded referees will generally not call an intentional if it is the ball handler that is fouled, because they do know you are trying to foul and as long as you seem to be going after the ball, well, how can they really determine intent.  But if you try to foul some other player (and with neither player having the ball, the call could go either way, really) you are at risk for the intentional call.  I have seen it happen.  IIRC years ago Rutgers got in the habit of fouling before the inbounds, however at least half the time it didn't work out, not good odds.

The worst is when some of the referees "anticipate" an intentional foul when none is intended; OTH, some make the fouling player be pretty aggressive before calling it.   In both cases I have seen coaches get really, really upset.
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