Unsporting act(s) or ignore it/them?

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by Rob1968

I was the extreme minority, stating that if the throwing of the ball off of the opponent was not judged to be unsporting, that the kicking of the ball, after the horn had sounded, should be ignored. I cited CASE BOOK 10.3.6 SITUATION B.

Each act needs to be viewed separately. If that case play is the one I think it is, it's the right cite for the first part of the play (and it's a smart play by A1).

[Rich]

Would be hard for me to penalize this as I'm walking off the floor.

[#olderthanilook]

There probably has to be more to the throw-in off the player and the immediate kicking of the ball in this situation that would help guide me to a decision. Did the crew have ANY issues with A1 previously during the game? Was that issue between he and the player he threw the ball off of? How did he throw the ball? i.e. baseball style as hard as he could - at B1's head - at B1's crotch - was A1 showing obvious signs of being pissed when he did it (body language type of thing). Was the "kick" a follow up to his throw-in? Was it directed at the same player he threw the ball at?

So many things to consider within the span of a few moments - but things that are critical to making proper judgement and call/non-call.

[RefsNCoaches]

Is it unsporting to throw the ball off a defender when the 5 second count is about to hit 5 when we are 2 minutes into the game? Why would it be unsporting at .3?

[JeffM]

With 0.3 on the clock, there isn't time for B to catch and shoot. So, B2 would have to somehow tap a pass from A1 to A2 in the basket. B's best chance is a 5-second violation. A1 throwing the ball somewhere to avoid the 5-second violation seems a reasonable thing to do unless throwing the ball off of B1 was done with intent to cause pain, I would pass on it.

Kicking the ball is likely a htbt situation. I don't consider kicking a ball to be part of a typical celebration. If A had won by four points, would the B team/fans been expecting a technical (with no need to shoot FTs) or was the B team/fans only looking for it because it would give them a chance to win. I would pass on it if I could.