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Originally Posted by WIRef
I think common sense needs to be applied here. The reason the federation changed the rule to make it an unsporting technical foul was because team A is puposely trying to decieve Team B. And in this scenario, that is exactly what is happening. To give Team A the basket (if made) would partially defeat what is trying to be corrected. Granted, Team B still gets the benefit of the "T", but the basket was scored as the result of the unsporting act. If its me, hopefully I recognize this act fast enough to whistle before the shot goes up. Either way, I am taking away the basket. JMO.
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This has nothing to do with common sense, it is straight from the rule book. The ball becomes dead when the player starts acting like a dog. You sounding your whistle has nothing to do with the goal scoring or not as the ball was already dead.