Sun May 12, 2002, 05:42am
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In Memoriam
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Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Hell
Posts: 20,211
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Originally posted by BktBallRef
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Originally posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.
Historically, unsportsmanlike technical fouls have been interpreted to mean actions directed either toward an opponent or an official.
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I would disagree that ALL unsporting fouls are committed against an opponent or official. What if a coach gets made one of his players on the floor and yells "F*CK!"? In my game, his has a T. Has he yelled at me or an opponent? No, he hasn't but he's still committed an unsporting foul. I don't see your AAU situation as being any different. But that's JMHO.
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R10-S4: Bench personnel shall not:
A1: Commit an unsporting foul. This includes, but is not limited to, acts or conduct such as:
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While "historically" unsporting fouls are called for actions against an opponentor official, you have to admit that the rules do not specify that they have to be. The underlined phrase above gives us authority to handles situations that are not specifically listed. There's no need to go the elastic rule. In my book, the dad deeserved a T and the head coach deserved an indirect T.
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I agree!I also apologise for not using 10,000 words to do so.
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