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Message: [QUOTE="BigBird, post: 2225092, member: 4247"] I have always wondered about this. While it is clearly formulaic/traditional/habitual to sit a player when they get three or four fouls, there are, despite my cynicism, some good reasons to do this. In no particular order: 1- Saving the player for an anticipated or probable overtime 2- Player is making silly fouls or not responding to game plan. 3- Player is frustrated by her fouling and as a result isn't concentrating well. 4- Opponents will try harder to foul the player out (where the player with three-plus fouls is guarding opponent's best scorer. 5- Coach feels that the player is fouling due to fatigue and provides rest. Did I miss anything? It makes me snarky to see my team(s) lose a game, and with the best player guarding the pine. As has been said, "spending" those fouls would make more sense to me. Get what you can while you can from that player. [/QUOTE]