Unsportsmanlike T ??

[ChuckElias]

Originally posted by imagomer
Chuck,
I think the pulling of the D was the unsportmanlike act

The problem is that it's perfectly legal to position one's players wherever one wants to, as long as the players remain on the playing court. The coach did nothing illegal, so it's really really hard for me to penalize him for it.

If the coach had made verbal taunts or gestures that indicate "you stink", or made the throat slash, or any action that would be unsportsmanlike, I could penalize it. But simply moving your players to your own frontcourt is hardly unsporting. It's possible, although unlikely, that the coach was willing to trade 2 points for an uncharged TO to set up the next play. I have no way of knowing.

I understand your point, I really do. And I can see why you might not like the move. But I can't force a team to play defense. Maybe instead of taking the uncontested layup, your team could've just stood there in the frontcourt until the other team decided to come back and play.