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Originally posted by grizwald
1) If I understand that much, I guess my next question would be on which team, and should the "Ts" been given to specific players (if so which ones) or to the benches.
2) And if a double T would be in order would that nullify the upcoming free throw and go to the arrow (like the official did)
3) Is a bench (players not coaches) yelling at a opponent while the player is shooting free throws a T for unsportsmanlike behavior?
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1) The players that were walking back and forth across to the lane, and ignored the official telling them to stop, would be issued with technical fouls. Two "T" and you're done. The technical fouls also each get charged against the seven needed to get to the one and bonus.
2) On a double technical foul, you don't shoot the free throws and you return to the "Point of "Interruption". In this case, the point of interruption would be the foul shot-- so that's where you resume play. Iow, no, the upcoming original free throw is not nullified.
3) Opponents are not allowed to disconcert the free-throw shooter by yelling at them or trying to distract them. It is a violation, with the penalty being to re-shoot the free throw if was missed. If the free throw-was made, you ignore the disconcertion. This rule also applies to all opponents in their bench area. If the yapping from the bench area was also persistent or unsporting, you could issue a technical foul along with the disconcertion violation. The player on the bench yapping would be charged with a "T". If the official can't identify an individual player, then the official can charge it to that team. If you do have to issue an unsporting "T", the head coach will also get charged with an indirect "T". That means he can forget about coaching from his feet for the rest of the night. He's sitting.
[Edited by Jurassic Referee on Dec 7th, 2005 at 07:24 PM]