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Old Wed Jun 26, 2024, 05:55pm
bucky bucky is offline
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Originally Posted by bob jenkins View Post
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Unsure why this is mentioned as this is for team technical....unsporting behavior is also under player technical. ???


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Originally Posted by JRutledge View Post
Setting a screen, even a bad one is not unsporting behavior.

There is no penalty for things that do not cause illegal contact. Just like the example of swinging hard but missing the player on a block attempt is not a foul either. You do not call a foul for something that would only be illegal if there was contact but there is no actual contact. You are way overthinking this.

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Unsporting behavior is subjective.

Perhaps I am overthinking but I also think maybe you are over simplifying.

Your blanket comments

"Just like the example of swinging hard but missing the player on a block attempt is not a foul either. You do not call a foul for something that would only be illegal if there was contact but there is no actual contact."

do not seem accurate. We know of excessively blocking a shot is called as an infraction even though no contact was made with the shooter. Also, swinging a punch, without contact, is also certainly penalized.

These are 2 examples of calling fouls without any contact being made. I get your point...applying those blanket statements during "normal" course of play. Makes perfect sense. But also remember my point, no to dispute what you are communicating, but rather to see if anyone else can think of a situation where doing something illegal is not penalized by written rule.

Anyone? Can anyone think of one or some? Billy? Rule book experts?
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