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Originally posted by fan
Can I get some good examples of an opponent disconcerting the free thrower? I just want to find out what officials view as being unnacceptable behavior.
What is acceptable arm placement for players occupying lane spaces during a free throw? Is their a rule that says their arms must stay in their lane space or can their arms go into an opponents lane space?
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Yelling just as the shooter is about to shoot is a common tactic. The players know better than to yell; "Miss it" so they might say, "Box out" or "I got shooter" or "Grab the rebound." This is especially obvious if it is done before the first of two shots.
A sudden, deliberate movement could be disconccerting. A player that quickly raises his arms exactly as the shooter is about to release the ball would qualify in my book.
As for the arms: there is no restriction. The rule (9-1-9) prohibits feet from being over the line, but says nothing about arms. However, when the player in the first spot puts his arm directly over the amrs of the player in the second spot, and that player pushes it away....and they keep it up for a while...then there is likely to be a double foul.