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Originally Posted by Nevadaref
What are players supposed to be doing while an official is reporting a foul? Preparing for the next play, right?
Now granted this is a bit different, but different does not equate to illegal. Don't penalize someone for using a tactic that is a strange.
The strangeness is exactly what could make it effective. People are thrown off by things that are different. If the defender's tactic can make the opponent uncomfortable, then perhaps this could benefit his team. Perhaps the opponent will lose mental focus and not shoot as well.
If you are ever encountered with this defensive tactic, as I was, I would hope that you would watch it closely, but not deem it in and of itself illegal. Allow the coaches and players to be creative with their tactics. What you may see as annoying or irksome, another may consider clever. The NFHS book says that cleverness is encouraged right in the front in the Intent and Purpose of the Rules.
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Well, as I've said all the way along, I think I'd have to see it to be certain. But it sounds to me as though the "tactic" is a legitimate basketball strategy during play, and not legitimate during stoppages. I'm also wondering about the level of play. RevRef? Was it JH girls? Or varsity boys? College? Just wondering.
But your comment about cleverness requires some response. It's certainly clever and not specifically forbidden to stand in the opponent's huddle during a TO. Do you think that's acceptable? What if the guarded player was trying to have a quick huddle with floor teammates during a stoppage and the guarding player kept worming into the middle to maintain his nose-to-nose stance? Would you allow that?