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Originally Posted by Texas Aggie
I've had this happen once, and regardless of what the rule is, you MUST prevent this from happening by telling the defender closest to you when you put the ball down, "do NOT touch the ball; it is not your ball and I will penalize you if you do..." (or whatever language you want to use).
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This is absolutely wrong for an official to do. You are to be a neutral party in the contest. What you advocate is instructing and helping one side in a particular situation.