Faking Being Fouled

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Originally Posted by JRutledge

You have A1 going hard to the basket and B1 flops with little or no contact at all to draw a charge, while B1 is on the floor, A1 falls or trips on top of him and cannot participate in the play for the possible rebound or if the basket is made.

There it is. Solid point.

Originally Posted by JRutledge

You know when a coach says, "Can we get a call on the other end?" Is that not trying to influence an official's decisions? [sic] Or better yet when the coach says to you, "It is 8-1." Is that OK directly under the rules?

In my opinion, the former would come closer to 10-4-1b than the latter, but either is a stretch. The first is a question; the second is a declarative sentence. For my money, when you get into imperative sentences (i.e. "Call it both ways!"), that's when you're crossing the line.

Originally Posted by JRutledge

I feel the same way about this rule we are talking here.

That's where we part ways. I don't.

Often times, a coach's question is simply there to acquire information. (If I smell influence, I'll deal with it.) However, there's never a positive intent to flopping. I have no problem with answering civilly asked questions from a head coach or player, even under tense circumstances, but I have a big problem with cheating. It's that simple.