|
Nick, I think if you re-read Romano's post, you'll see that he's agreeing with you. He would NOT call an unsportsmanlike foul for a defender flopping. He MIGHT, however, call a technical foul for this.
The reason is that an unsportsmanlike foul (in FIBA) is a type of personal foul which includes excessive contact. So flopping would NOT fit in this category. No contact, right? That's what flopping is, falling without contact. So it can't be unsportsmanlike, in FIBA.
However, it does fall under the technical foul rule as outlined by Romano's long quoted passage.
Does that help clear anything up?
Chuck
__________________
Any NCAA rules and interpretations in this post are relevant for men's games only!
|