How would you handle this?

[BktBallRef]

Originally posted by ref2coach
The swinging of the elbows is a violation when no contact is made. The "spirt of the rule" is that the excessive swinging is intimidation, making the opponet fear the potential of being struck.

Is there a correlation that the action of the defender attempting to intimidate the shooter?

The elbow rule was not written because the motion is intimidating. It was written because of safety concerns. Swinging them excessively is a violation, per the rule. There is no rule that states a player can't do what is described in this discussion.

If you want to clean this up, call a foul. I realize it's not a foul if there's no contact. But all you'll have to do is call it once and they'll stop it. Just make sure the play is opposite table.

David, I called a stomach "pop" on Thurday night.