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Old Thu Jan 13, 2011, 01:16pm
rwest rwest is offline
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Actually you do but....

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Originally Posted by stripes View Post
I've said it before and I'll say it again...THIS IS NOT GOLF. Fans are allowed to yell. If players can't hack it, they need to take up another sport, like golf. We have no authority to penalize a crowd for something like this.
You do have authority to T up a team for unsportmanlike conduct of their fans. However, the rule book says you "may" enforce a Technical but strongly suggests otherwise. I've never T'd up a team because of their fans. I don't believe it helps things. I believe it will just make matters worse. Also, how do you know for sure it was the team's supporters? I would not put it past some kid to dress up like a fan for one team in hopes of getting a T called on that team. In my opinion it's best to NOT have rabitt ears and let game administration handle it as others have said.
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