Why not just let them play for as long as they can and then adjust to missing that player when they foul out with 5 fouls?
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To tack on to what has already said about keeping them available until the end of the game when they might be needed, the other reason you pull players in early foul trouble is that they become targets on the floor. The player in foul trouble will often not be as aggressive on defense and do all they can to avoid racking up more fouls, making them less effective defensively. The opposing team knows this and will drive through that player to try to score more easily or just to bait them to commit more fouls so they end up being removed from the game.
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