Hands Up or Hands Down?

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

Why are the defenders doing it? They're doing it with the hope that it will cause the shooter to be distracted and miss. It may not be effective very often, but that is their intent. Since the ONLY reason for them to do it is to disconcert the shooter, why allow it?

Because I see the rule prohibiting actual disconcertion, not feeble attempts at distraction.

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

Snaqs:

What Camron and I are saying that the word "unhindered" means just that. The free thrower is being awarded an attempt to score one point from behind the free throw line without any distractions from his opponents. This has been the starndard for as long as I have been officiating and before. The definition of what is a free throw has been the same for well over fifty years.

Camron described how he handles potentional situations of this nature and I have been handling situations like this just like Camron does for as long as I can remember.

MTD, Sr.

[Adam]

Fair enough, and I have a great deal of respect for both of you.

However, the only time I ever see "jazz hands" is in low level girls ball, and I've never, ever, not once, had an opposing coach or player complain about it. The movement isn't that big (unlike arms rising and falling).

When I played, I wouldn't have been able to see the fingers anyway.

I don't consider jazz hands to be either a hindrance or a disconcertion. If a coach mentioned it, I'd probably simply compliment the team on their "jazz hands" and see if that works.

[APG]

We'll just have to agree to disagree.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by AllPurposeGamer

We'll just have to agree to disagree.

I'm feeling verklempt. Discuss amongst yourselves. Topic: Middle School scoreboards and dress codes, and how they affect the backcourt substitution rules.