[BigCat]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

Your analogy is not relevant. Neither the shooter (nor his team) is calling out a count that precedes the shot. It is the ball motion itself that they are watching....the same as in football. And in football, it is illegal for the center to start the motion of a snap and then stop it.

So, for basketball, where the indicator to enter the lane is the release of the ball, it should be illegal to make something look like the ball is about to be released. If the shooter has a bizarre motion that resembles the release before they actually release it, they do so at the risk it drawing a player in and being called for a violation.

Violation is to Fake. That's fraud..deceit. Higher burden to establish a fake than simply showing a bizarre motion and opponent enters.