Disconcertlon

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by grunewar

"I GOT SHOOTER! I GOT SHOOTER!"

Originally Posted by johnny d

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.