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[M&M Guy]

Originally Posted by Back In The Saddle

I'm not sure exactly how I feel about this play, but the deception involved in the wrong-end-of-the-court play is of a different kind, or flavor or degree than a pump fake.

The pump fake is entirely within the spirit of the game, it's offense versus defense and the offense gains an advantage through more clever play. The wrong-end-of-the-court play doesn't pit the offense and defense head-to-head with equal opportunity, it simply uses the confusion that often surrounds an otherwise meaningless artifact of the game (i.e., changing baskets after the half) to potentially earn an uncontested basket. You can argue that the defense is at fault for not being aware, but the two situations just feel different. One is a triumph of clever play and skill over a defender with an equal opportunity, the other is too-clever-by-half manipulation and deception.

I know what you mean; I know I would be uncomfortable standing in between the player doing the throw-in and the rest of the team, so I would probably give it away by pointing the right direction again.

Yes, it's deception, but it is still using things that are part of the game of basketball - running, dribbling, passing, shooting. It's not using some something "external", like sound effects, goats, or whipped creme. At least that's where I would draw the line.