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Originally Posted by M&M Guy
Camron - see my answer above. 10-1-5(c) can happen while the clock is running, so there doesn't appear to be a distinction.
"Sort of" doesn't count when it comes to the rules. "Sounds like actionless to me" doesn't really count either. If that actually counted, then I could justify calling the T in my stall example, because, well, standing there with the ball without doing anything with certainly sounds like actionless to me!
I'm just looking for an actual rules basis. Again, find me a past interp, and I'll give in. In the meantime...  |
Any time a rule says "such as", it is not an exhaustive list. If you insist that the specific case be listed for it to be applicable, you're ignoring the clear intent that other actions could be considered as actionless. They can't list every possible scenario and expect the officials to use a little of their gray matter to know it when they see it.
Repeated deliberate infractions are not in the spirit of the game....anyway you want to dissect it. Fouls are covered by the Intentional foul rule (whether it is called properly or not is another matter). Violations that wander into the realm of intentional infractions in order to gain an advantage work their way towards unsportsmanlike conduct an/or being an actionless contest.
However you cut it, there is more than sufficient rules support to address it without getting stuck in an infinite loop.