
Advantage/Disadvantage rule clarification
pickles - the problem with that is that games develop often differently to how you may want to call it. often it is the first time-out, quarter when umpires will need to decide how to call it.

I guess the problem with interpretation is everyone has a different definition of what is sportsmanship and fair play.
38.1 Rules of conduct
38.1.1 The proper conduct of the game demands the full and loyal cooperation of the members of both teams (players, substitutes, coaches, assistant coaches and team followers) with the officials, table officials and commissioner.
38.1.2 Each team shall do its best to secure victory, but this must be done in the spirit of sportsmanship and fair play.

Check out the article in FIBA Assist Issue 11 about the Principle of Offensive Threat written by Fred Horgan and member of the rules wrting group for FIBA.
I also just found the article in the resource library on the SA referees website. http://sarefs.basketball.net.au/fs_home.asp
http://www.fiba.com/asp_includes/download.asp?file_id=429

libertine - an unsportsmanlike foul must be 'hard' as defined in the rule book.
Although in 9/10 cases a shirt pull would be an Unsportsmanlike Foul, if you make a cut and have an open cut to the basket, why would you stop, for any reason.
