New one last night
VISITING team is down by 10 with 15 secs left in game come down and drain a 3 pointer. one of the VISITING players grabs the ball after it goes through the net and just holds it, bear hugs it actually. I am thinking, "what is he doing?" the clock is running and they are still down 7. I hear 'just hold it' from the bench. one of the home team players actually tries to grab the ball....i snapped out of my confusion and blow my whistle and issue a T. The visiting team bench asks me if there should have been a warning first, and i explained that this was an intentional act, an unsporting act and the T was warranted. I gave the T to the player that was holding the ball....my question is, should this have been a TEAM technical rather than a player tech?
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It should have been a team warning for delay for interfering with the ball after a goal, not a technical foul. If it had been the team's second delay, it would be a team technical foul not charged to the player.
I suppose you "could" rule it unsporting, but why break into jail and give a T to the team that's going to lose when the rules give you a better alternative? |
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Either you're allowing the team to do something shady and helping them win, which stinks, or you're enforcing the rules in a manner not laid out in the rule book. Sent from my SM-G973U using Tapatalk |
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You said they were going lose anyway so why do something he "could" do. I'm not saying you're wrong, but the way you worded it seems off.
This rule seems to need amending as it can be taken advantage of, which isn't in the spirit of the game. Sent from my SM-G973U using Tapatalk |
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If you think an unsporting T is the better option in this situation than a delay warning - I don't know what to tell you. You are breaking into jail by going straight to a T here, and possibly misapplying the rules as well. |
Is this play that much different from the case play where the teams hits the ball into the stands to induce a DoG warning? Doesn't that play give the official to options to assess a technical foul or just let the clock expire while the ball is retrieved?
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There is more going on here. Perhaps the point differential in the game matters for a tie-breaker or playoff seeding.
What this team did was more than merely knock the ball away following a goal. They grabbed it, deliberately held it, and caused a confrontation with the opponent when he rightfully tried to obtain it. I would issue a player technical foul in this situation for delay of game. The rules book language is something akin to preventing the ball from being made promptly live. |
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With the Google Document link below, find my research on this and similar situations. For years I've been meaning to write on article on such situations but can't seem to come up with any "solid" recommendations based on the rules, or on casebook plays. It's just research and not even close to an article, but it shows the complexity of the issue. The terminology that unsporting fouls are "not limited to" makes it a valid option. The terminology of preventing the ball from being made live promptly or from being put in play makes it another valid option. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1...it?usp=sharing |
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