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Originally Posted by Rev.Ref63
Team A is playing a box-n-one defense on team B. Player A is closely guarding player B even when team A is on offense. He is guarding him very closely, facing him and staring right in his face. Player B had no room to even take a step forward. On one free throw, player B went to the opposite end and player A continued to shadow him and get in his face. Needless to say, player B was quite frustrated and was quite ineffective. Is this unsportsmanlike?
BTW, I was a spectator at this game.
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If it's total body defense, and he maintains LGP and contact is all incidental, I think it's probably legal. Gotta watch for "face guarding", though. Ask how that's defined in your area. But otherwise, just close, suffocating guarding isn't unsportsmanlike, I don't think. Sounds like Team A figures they've got a better chance in the game if it's 4 on 4 rather than letting B1 be part of the play. Good plan if they can avoid fouls.