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Originally Posted by Bad Zebra
In the literal sense, the official is delayed from whatever his next action is...reporting, whatever...while having to fetch a ball that the player spiked. That's part of the game.
In reality, I have to believe the Fed put this rule in to allow officials some latitude in addressing foolish behavior such as this.
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If the fed wants this foolish behavior addressed then why not add a rule: technical foul for slamming the ball to the floor during a dead ball.
Seems simple enough.
And if you're gonna T for delay on the play we're talking about... how often have you T'ed a player who walks with the ball back towards his bench during a timeout?