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Originally Posted by HokiePaul
Again, yes ... what is the rules basis for penalizing this? Everyone knows that the scoreboard has the official time, not the defensive players. The only live ball instance I can think of where a player is entitled to a distraction-free environment is during a free-throw.
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Lots of courts have the score board placed in a position not visible to an offensive player facing one or both baskets.
Distraction is fine (ball ball ball), deception of this sort is not part of basketball. It's not gamesmanship. It's bush league, and it's unsporting.
It's one thing if the student section is doing it (then it's just bush league), but when the team does it, it's unsporting.
In the case of a live ball count, it's either an attempt to influence a call, show up an official, or deceive the offense.