Thread: Disconcertlon
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Old Mon Oct 26, 2015, 11:06pm
BillyMac BillyMac is offline
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Distraction ...

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Originally Posted by grunewar View Post
"I GOT SHOOTER! I GOT SHOOTER!"
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Originally Posted by johnny d View Post
If you are playing HS basketball and this affects your ability to shoot a free throw, you should really think about taking up another sport.
In my high school game, if an opponent is screaming this from a marked lane space, or from behind the arc, or, possibly, even from the bench, while the free throw shooter is in the act of shooting, and if I feel that this is a distraction to the free throw shooter, I will call the delayed violation every time. If the free throw misses, we're shooting again.

9.1.3 SITUATION D: ... The free thrower is entitled to protection from being distracted. It is the opponent’s responsibility to avoid disconcerting the free thrower.
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