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Old Tue Nov 11, 2008, 10:32am
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Originally Posted by Scrapper1 View Post
Officiating in Great Britain, I would guess that you're using FIBA rules. Under FIBA rules this year, it is a technical foul to employ "distracting tactics" without attempting to play defense. I would normally think of this call when a player is beat and simply yells or claps behind the offensive player. But I suppose it's possible to apply it even when the shouting is done in front of the player.
Then it seems that yelling "shot" while attempting to play defense, even if it is not good defense, is not a technical foul.
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