A Merited T . . . or Not?

[Pantherdreams]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

It is worth a millisecond of thought:

10-3-6-F: A player shall not: Commit an unsporting foul. This includes, but is not limited to, acts, or conduct such as: Faking being fouled, knowingly attempting a free throw, or accepting a foul, to which the player was not entitled.

I find all of these examples problematic. I've got no problem T'ing up unsportsmanlike conduct but they either need to word the examples better or come up with better ones.

I player cannot "fake being fouled" since a foul is a judgement about level of contact made by the official. A player could fake contact that doesn't actually happen, but that its only a foul once its called. If I've recognized there was no contact then there is not a foul call. A player can't fake being fouled, since you only refs can determine if you are fouled.

I have no idea what players do or do not know. So unless they tell me I know I'm not supposed to to shoot that and did anyway . . .

I didn't know players could accept or decline fouls. The only way a foul ends up on a player (in error or not) is if I assign it. They are not accepting or declining fouls.

I'm not trying to be obtuse. I understand they don't want deception/cheating/ lying/ diving etc. In the game. The language and examples are not letter of the law stating what they want them to mean.