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I don't understand why this situation couldn't be addressed more clearly in the rule and case books. I doubt they could have made it more difficult to do the right thing if they'd spent a whole weekend trying. If the specific situation of not putting players into the bottom lane spaces requires a technical foul, why not list it specifically in the rule book? It's specifically described in Rule 9 which is Violations, and that makes it sound as though the appropriate penalty would be the delayed violation thing where a substitute shot is awarded. However, it's not referenced specifically in the Penalty to 9-1. And why list it at all in Rule 9 if it should be a technical? Then the case book situation references 4-46. But that specific situation isn't mentioned there. And there is nothing in 4-46 that says that any delay that's not listed is an automatic technical. For anyone who wants to find a positive reference for the correct penalty, it's just very, very confusing.
That's my rant for the day. I think I'll go tilt at some windmills!
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