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Originally posted by dprice
What is the proper technical foul to administer in this situation.
Team A player who has inside position on FT lane and Team B player who has next lane position are jawing at one another in a manner that cannot be heard out loud. On shot and block out attempt Team A player (inside) winds up and drills Team B with an elbow to the ribs.
I give a personal T, two shots and ball out of bounds. Should this be a flagrant T though?
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So, in your opinion the resulting contact was not severe enough for an ejection?
Hardly ever disagree with JR, but I think that you saw an intimidating act and you assessed a technical for it. Good call. Doesn't make sense to let a player "wind up and drill" and just call a common or intentional foul just because contact occurred at the end of the intimidating act. I don't think that it is the spirit and intent of the that rule (which says that you can't have a technical foul if contact occurs during a live ball) to prevent the official from taking care of business when he sees an act meant to intimidate verses an act meant to injure (which is your flagrant). In your situation, ignore the contact and penalize the intimidating act.
This is my opinion only and is formed on my interpretation of the "spirit and intent" latitude afforded all officials.
Mulk