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Old Thu Nov 22, 2007, 08:54pm
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Delay - Team Technical or Player Technical?

Team Technical or Player Technical?

Rule 4-47 A warning to a team for delay is an administrative procedure by an official which is recorded in the scorebook by the scorer and reported to the coach:
Article 1 For throw in violations, as in 9-2-10 (Opponent(s) of the thrower shall not have any part of his/her person through the inbounds side of the throw in boundary line plane until the ball has been released on the throw in pass).
Article 2 For huddle by either team and contact with the free thrower, as in 10-1-5c (Allow the game to develop into an actionless contest...contact with the free thrower or a huddle of two or more players by either team prior to a free throw).
Article 3 For interfering with the ball following a goal, as in 10-1-5d (Allow the game to develop into an actionless contest...interfering with the ball following a goal).
Article 4 For failure to have the court ready for play following any time out as in 10-1-5e (Allow the game to develop into an actionless contest...not having the court ready for play following any time out).
Rule 10-1-5c, 10-1-5d, and 10-1-5e refer to Team Technicals after any team warning for delay.

Rule 10-3-6 Delay the game by acts such as:
a. Preventing the ball from being made live promptly or from being put in play.
d. Repeated violations of the throw in, as in 9-2-10 (The opponents(s) of the thrower shall not have any part of his/her person through the inbounds side of the throw in boundary line plane until the ball has been released on the throw in pass).
Rule 10-3-6 refers to a Player Technical after any team warning for delay.

After the delay warning to a team, is it a team technical or a player technical?
1) Article 1 (Boundary Line) - Player Technical (4-47-1, 9-2-10, 10-3-6d) seems to be the only possible outcome.
2) Article 2 (Huddle) - Team Technical (4-47-2, 10-1-5c) seems to be only possible outcome.
3) Article 3 (Interfering) - Team Technical (4-47-3, 10-1-5d) or Player Technical (4-47-3, 10-3-6a).
4) Article 4 (Court Ready) - Team Technical 4-47-4, 10-1-5e) seems to be the only possibility.

Article 1 seems to say that this act results in a Player Technical, which will impact the number of fouls that will count towards a player’s disqualification.

Article 3 seems to present two possible outcomes, one of which will impact the number of fouls that will count towards a player’s disqualification. Is Article 3 a Team Technical or a Player Technical?

Last edited by BillyMac; Thu Nov 22, 2007 at 08:56pm.
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