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Originally Posted by JRutledge
You have A1 going hard to the basket and B1 flops with little or no contact at all to draw a charge, while B1 is on the floor, A1 falls or trips on top of him and cannot participate in the play for the possible rebound or if the basket is made.
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There it is. Solid point.
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Originally Posted by JRutledge
You know when a coach says, "Can we get a call on the other end?" Is that not trying to influence an official's decisions? [sic] Or better yet when the coach says to you, "It is 8-1." Is that OK directly under the rules?
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In my opinion, the former would come closer to 10-4-1b than the latter, but either is a stretch. The first is a question; the second is a declarative sentence. For my money, when you get into imperative sentences (i.e. "Call it both ways!"), that's when you're crossing the line.
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Originally Posted by JRutledge
I feel the same way about this rule we are talking here.
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That's where we part ways. I don't.
Often times, a coach's question is simply there to acquire information. (If I smell influence, I'll deal with it.) However, there's never a positive intent to flopping. I have no problem with answering civilly asked questions from a head coach or player, even under tense circumstances, but I have a big problem with cheating. It's that simple.