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Old Tue Feb 25, 2014, 05:28pm
j51969 j51969 is offline
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Originally Posted by Adam View Post
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.
+1

I guess I should have read your post earlier and saved myself the key strokes.

I couldn't agree more
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