When is cheating not cheating vs when is cheating unsportsmanlike?

[Adam]

Originally Posted by HokiePaul

A team shall not:
ART. 5 . . . Allow the game to develop into an actionless contest, this includes the following and similar acts:

c. Commit a violation of the throw-in boundary-line plane, as in 9-2-10, after any team warning for delay.

I'd cite this as being close enough to article c. above and after warning the coach, would have no problem issuing a technical.


Before that point, however, I would be watching closely for pushes/holds by both teams in these situations. It's pretty impressive that in the scenario presented, the free thrower was able to avoid violation himself by hitting the rim all 3 times, and that there was no pushing/holding/jersey grabbing during the rebounding action for 3 straight attempts.

I'm not letting it get to three. It's going to be obvious after the 1st or 2nd, so the third will be a technical foul and I'm calling disconcertion if the rim is missed along with the TF.