On a battlefield, there are no such thing as a cheap shot. If you make a mistake, you get hit.  

I'd consider sparrers 'cheap' when they get hit by the opponent and just stands there knowing they have a short invincibility time but the opponent sometimes might think they are lagging but then proceeds to 'cheapshot' the opponent when their guard is down. Other people might say its a strategy but lets be honest, its one of many dirty tricks.  

Cheap shotting is when you make excuses and still don't realise going afk or talking in spar is stupid. talk to people when you aint sparring. The other guy does us a favour and finishes off the afk.  

Like when you are just standing there and someone hits you or when you freeze and someone gets a free hit.  

I personally do not get competitive with spar just due to the unstable nature of how lag affects the outcome.

HOWEVER, when I am sparring someone laggy and I stop to type "you are lagging really bad." and they continue to hit me as fast as they can- I view it as scummy. So in my definition that is what a cheap shot is. They seem to get tunnel vision on getting that one additional spar win for their profile rather than following an ethical code of sustaining a reliable connection and allowing someone to talk.

I understand spar is not designated for talking, however when someone talks in spar I do back off and see what they have to say. I don't care much for the win/loss- I am more interested in the fair fight to the end. It is automatically an unfair fight if someone got hit while unable to defend themselves- and that right there shows an inner personality trait of selfishness and unsportsmanship  

Cheap shot: 5 gralats
Expensive shot: 10 gralats

Get it now?