title: The Influence of Unsportsmanlike Fouls on Basketball Teams' Performance According to Context-Related Variables.
abstract: The aim of the current study was to analyze the temporal effects that unsportsmanlike fouls may have on basketball teams' scoring performance under consideration of context-related variables. The authors analyzed 130 unsportsmanlike fouls from 362 elite basketball games (men's and women's Olympic Games, European and World Championships). The context-related variables studied were score-line, quality of opposition, timeout situation, minutes remaining, and player status. The data were analyzed with linear-regression models. The results showed that both teams (the team that made the foul and the opponent) had similar positive scoring performances during 1 and 3 ball possessions after the unsportsmanlike foul (short-term effect). However, 5 ball possessions after the foul (midterm effect), the team that made the foul had a scoring disadvantage (-0.96) and the opponent team an advantage (0.78). The context-related variable quality of opposition was significant only during 1 ball possession, with negative effects for the team that made the foul and positive effects for the opponent. The final outcome showed a positive effect for score-line when the unsportsmanlike foul was made (0.96) and for quality of opposition (0.64).
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences. Polytechnic University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Miguel-Ángel
authors.initials: MÁ
authors.lastname: Gómez
authors.forename: Enrique
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ortega Toro
authors.forename: Philip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Furley
mesh_terms: D054874:Athletic Performance / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology*; D001490:Basketball / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology*; D003163:Competitive Behavior / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male