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					Originally Posted by  Snaqwells
					 
				 
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 Because the defender was basically just trying to be a pain in the arse, and not really defending the shot in any manner.  The defender knew very well what he was doing.  
That said, a technical foul seems very out of place here.  If anything, it's one of those "don't do that" hand-check fouls.  If you call it, it seems "ticky-tack" to some.  If you don't, it's "hey ref, didn't you see what he did?!" to others.  
I submit one way to handle it is to call the foul, and give the defender a look as if to say, "what did you do THAT for?"  I believe all would get the message there.