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Originally Posted by rockyroad
Probably...if, in my judgement, B4 knew the defender was there and did it on purpose, I'll call a PC foul...if not, I got nothing...
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IF the defender does it on purpose how can you only have a personal? Why not an unsportsmanlike?
I rarley see elbows swinged but if I do I call this as personal fouls all times, unless, somebody is doing it on purpose (or perhaps for the second time after a warning) then it's an unsportsmanlike
Elbows swinging in somebodys face can't just be excused, having an elbow at that level is bad no matter what cause you risk hitting somebody, in college you have that excellent violation for swingin elbows, I can't use it scince FIBA don't have it but if an elbow makes contact it is almost evry time a foul, and if you do it on purpose, come on, an unsportsmanlike must be minimum, how can you not penalise an intentional elbow (or call it a personal), the risk for injuries must be high, anyway
elbows- PFoul
intentional elbow - Unsportsmanlike
having players throwing elbows around isn't good, so when I call a game I try to penelise it hard enough for players to stop doing it (besides, they hurt, I know from when I play myself
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