[JamesCH95]

There is nothing un-ethical about asking a team to not do a specific task, but there are gracious and ungracious ways to discuss any concerns. I have found that if you calmly and objectively explain your concerns that your alliance partner(s) will be responsive to that input. We have been on both sides of this coin.

Remaining calm and objective during this discussion without becoming accusatory, defensive, or negative is critical. This is at the core of gracious professionalism IMO: being able to give and receive constructive criticism and work towards solving any issues that might be present. Deviation from GP with any interaction of this sort will get a team cross off my pick list in a heartbeat.

No one wants to lose matches, no one wants to incur fouls, but everyone has to be realistic about how they happen. Sometimes its a bad call from a ref, sometimes its a bad driving habit, and those on both sides of the situation have to recognize these causes. Above all: be realistic.

Did your team do something intentional or unintentional to draw a foul? If so, stop it! Find a way to avoid it in the future! Don't complain about bad ref calls.

Does your alliance partner own their prior mistake(s), explain why it(they) happened, and explain how they're going to avoid them in the future? If so, they got the message and no further discussion is needed.

Is your '100% reliable mechanism' not being 100% reliable? Call for help! Call a dead ball! Just don't sit there for 2+minutes trying, and failing, to complete a task when your alliance partner(s) can get it done.