Dead Ball Losing Focus

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by crosscountry55

MTD, it almost seems like you're trying to say that only fighting fouls can offset. I know you know that's not true, but that's how I'm reading the argument.

I don't believe that is the case he is making, although he has adopted some strange stances in the past.

Originally Posted by crosscountry55

Why can you not have a normal (i.e. non-flagrant) double technical here? The acts occurred at approximately the same time and involved the same two opponents.

You absolutely can. Sometimes the ultra-precision inherent in MTD because he is an engineer takes over and he wants to parse things down too much.

Originally Posted by crosscountry55

On another note, the definition of fighting involves "combative acts" or instigation by an unsporting act that causes a person to retaliate by fighting (i.e. using combative acts). I don't believe the throwing of basketballs as seen in the video constitute combative acts. If I throw a ball in your face when you're two feet away, that might be different. But as it is here, that's not the case. Both throws aren't combative, and the first does not cause the other person to attack the instigator. So no FTFs for fighting.

My opinion: This is a false double foul. First part is the personal foul, and second part is the DTF. Since DTF is POI, I believe you just continue as normal from the two FTs for the personal foul with players in the lane.

The part in red could simply be a flagrant technical foul as the act is severe or violent, but doesn't have to be classified as fighting.