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Originally Posted by rainmaker
Hmmm... I don't know, Nevada. It would think it comes pretty close to unsportsmanlike to be literally in the other player's face during dead balls. I suppose it would also depend how everyone was handling it.
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Are you saying that if the players are standing next to another player in between FTs is unsportsmanlike? And what about right after a basket? These two examples are clearly dead ball situations. If that is unsportsmanlike in your opinion, you are just making it up because a player gets frustrated. You will not find a single interpretation that supports that.
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Originally Posted by rainmaker
But it's certainly NOT the defender's job to be guarding during play stoppages. After a whistle while ref is reporting, beckoning subs, etc. why should the defender be "working"? Staying near enough to be able to defend when the time comes, I can see that. But not closely guarding when there's not any game happening.
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Once again, unless the player is saying something or making contact, I do not see anything wrong with this. Just because you do not like it does not mean you can start calling something unsportsmanlike because you do not see it often. This is not a very solid way of thinking if you ask me. Officials should not be looking for stuff to call because we do not like it.
Peace