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Originally Posted by tomegun
If you tell a player to get out of another player's face - even though they aren't doing anything illegal by rule - when do you allow the player to get back in the player's face?
1. How close can they be?
2. When can they start playing defense?
3. How long do they have to move away once the ball becomes dead?
4. Do they have to move away during the time the ball passes through the net, hits the floor and is at the disposal of the inbounder?
In other words, how do you determine what you will allow during your officiating/coaching?
Do you (anyone can answer) say something and/or give a T for every other type of unsporting act? BTW, what would you say if the coach challenges you for telling his/her player for moving away?
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Legitimate questions.
1. If it's not something that looks and smells and walks like intimidation.... Follow him around, but when I'm reporting fouls, or when we're shooting intentional foul free throws, or he's on his way to the bench for a TO, or he's going to the water fountain; good grief. We're smart enough people to know when the defender is just trying to intimidate the offensive player.
2. When play is imminent. Until then, normal personal space rules apply.
3 and 4. Look, this is a judgment issue. Is B1 strictly trying to intimidate his opponent? If it's close, let it go. If it's obviously intimidation, it's a non-basketball play.