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Originally posted by Snake~eyes
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Originally posted by BktBallRef
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Originally posted by Snake~eyes
What about during pregame? I cannot find any rules which state the "players" warming up are bench personnel. Can anyone help?
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10.3.4 SITUATION C: Fifteen minutes before the game is scheduled to start, team member A1 dunks. Two minutes later A2 dunks. RULING: A1 and A2 are both charged with a technical foul. In addition, the head coach is charged indirectly with a technical foul for each act. The two fouls are team fouls for purpose of reaching the bonus. When dunking occurs during the pregame practice period the official notifies the team member and the head coach, but does not sound the whistle. If the game is played in a state which utilizes the optional coaching box, the coach should be informed that he/she has lost the privilege of using the coaching box for the entire game.
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That doesn't say that the "players" are bench personnel. What if a player does something else other than dunking that warrants a T? Just looking for rules support.
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If you've still got the 2003-04 rulebook, look at POE #1- "Suggestions For Improved Behavior":
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"Officials should be prepared to assess a technical foul to a teammember/team demonstrating these unsporting acts. The specific inappropriate actions of a few teammembers may be individually penalized or the entire team may be assessed one technical foul, if they collectively engage in any inappropriate behavior(s). Since all teammembers are considered bench personnel BEFORE THE GAME AND DURING INTERMISSIONS, the head coach would also be charged indirectly with the technical foul".
That's very plain and definitive language imo. If
anybody on a team gets a "T" before the game or during any intermission, the head coach gets an indirect "T" also.
Sat Jan 07, 2006, 03:12am
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