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Originally Posted by rainmaker
Well, I think that's part of the question. RevRef said it looked to him as though it was intimidation, taunting, etc. You think maybe he's exaggerating? But what if he's not would that change your opinion?
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When we tell stories about situations we witness, we tend to include things that apart of the story that might not actually be completely true. This is especially true when we are trying to justify our position (I am guilty as anyone in telling stories like this). I also think that the fact that the OPer is a Reverend and you are a
compassionate woman also shades your opinions. I am just telling you there is no rule that prohibits this on the surface. You also have to work the game and this is why you get paid the big bucks to make those decisions. But you are not going to change my mind that this is inherently illegal or that something must be done. I guess I would have to be there, but I would guess that based on what games I have been around, this would be hard to accomplish for a team without sacrificing a lot of other things in the process. Essentially you are taking away a player from your team to just cover one player so close. And I really do not know how someone can be that close and not have any contact without bordering on illegal contact.
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Originally Posted by rainmaker
It's not an analogy at all. It's a literal question. If I were walking around downtown doing errands, paying bills, buying groceries, etc, and some guy were walking along next to me the whole time, no contact, no verbiage, staying within 6 inches, never letting up, never backing off, well I'd make one of my stops the police station.
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Once again that is a bad analogy. Standing that close to someone off the court does not necessarily have a purpose. Guarding a player in a small box (the court) does have a purpose. I do not know if I would be following anyone around that closely (that was not my spouse or significant other) walking on the street, let alone during a game.
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Originally Posted by rainmaker
Now if I'm playing basketball and the game is going forward, I have agreed that the rules for "personal space" aren't the same, and I'm gonna have to put up with someone dogging me.
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Yes, or do not play sports.
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Originally Posted by rainmaker
But when the game isn't going forward, and there's really nothing for that person to gain in terms of basketball, why are the normal "personal space" rules now suspended? I have no idea "why." I do know there are not "personal space" rules in the game of basketball. If there were I do not see how you could even play the game at all.
I'm not arguing as a way to be obnoxious, just sort of exploring a philosophical question.
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I did not take your comments as arguing. I am just trying to help you see how out of place that thinking is in the context of a sport. I can see football would be a real problem for you then.
Peace