Any Rule Against This Lame Tactic?

[APG]

Originally Posted by bainsey

Yes, we know that. The question, as I've been told, is whether the defender is communicating with his team, or taunting his opponent. Why say "dead" more than twice? What's his purpose?

You say it multiple times to make sure everyone on the team has heard the status of the ball. I really can't believe this to be taunting in any way. Do we think someone on Team B is gonna deck Team A because they told each other that a player can't dribble the ball? When in Rome I suppose but this really baffles me.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by AllPurposeGamer

You say it multiple times to make sure everyone on the team has heard the status of the ball. I really can't believe this to be taunting in any way. Do we think someone on Team B is gonna deck Team A because they told each other that a player can't dribble the ball? When in Rome I suppose but this really baffles me.

+1 on all counts.

[VaTerp]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

+1 on all counts.

I often hear players say "dead, dead, dead" when the opponent has picked up the dribble at high levels of boys and girls ball. And when I coached we would teach players to do this.

As others have said, it is simple communication with teamates and how to defend accordingly. You repeat it to make sure everyone hears you and to let them know the ball is still "dead."

How this could be interpreted as taunting is beyond me. And IMO it's short-sighted interpretations like this that help give officiating a bad rep in some people's eyes.