Originally posted by Bizket786
Is it possible to call a technical fould while the ball is live
Sure for any unsportsmanlike act. "Hey ref, you suck." Whack 'em, live ball or dead.
or is it only called during a dead ball.
Technical fouls for contact are only called during a dead ball. (Although some people argue that fighting is always a technical foul. We'll leave that for another thread.)
Such as undercutting someone going to the basket? I personally would call a flagrant fould and eject that person from the game. Is that right?
It's probably at least intentional. But whether you call it intentional or flagrant, it would still be a personal foul, b/c it occured during the live ball.