A look at coaching strategies at end of Serbia-Spain

ISTANBUL -- To foul or not to foul -- that was the question. With the Serbia-Spain game tied 89-89 with 25.8 seconds left, a timeout was called and the two teams dispersed into their separate huddles to discuss strategy. And since this was a FIBA game, the strategizing was more complicated than what we would have seen in an NBA game. In FIBA, it is not uncommon for the team playing defense to commit an intentional foul and send the opponent to the free throw line -- even though it gives them a chance to make two foul shots for the lead. It happened in the 2006 World Championship semifinals in Japan when Argentina and Spain were tied, and the Argentines intentionally fouled Jose Calderon so that they would get the final shot. Calderon made one of two, and Argentina got an open look for Andres Nocioni just before the buzzer, but it missed. This time, Spain coach Sergio Scariolo told his team