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Originally posted by TPS2859
Help me here, so if a player is shoved to the floor AWAY from the ball and does'nt affect the lay up in progress, no foul? I dont think so.
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That is not what I said. Stick to the original conversation. Not only is that a foul, that is probably and Intentional Foul and they are going to shot two and get the ball back. That is not what we are talking about.
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Originally posted by TPS2859
Back to the original... the pass is not affected by the slap on the arm (hand is part of the ball, if ball is in hand) so you do not call a foul. So player goes up for a lay up and ball goes in, player while still air born gets clocked as player b tries to block shot. No foul, the contact didnt affect the path of the ball, right. I dont think so !
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Again, you really need to read MY posts. I have never said a foul call is affected by whether the shot goes in. But if the shooter is affected in his follow-thru or has to alter his shot because of the contact of the defender, I am calling a foul. And I do not think I even made a comment about a shot. But contact, just because there is contact is never a foul in my book. The severity of the contact is not a factor either. You could have very slight contact on an arm on a pass or shot and you have a foul if that contact affects the shot or pass. Whether the ball goes in the hoop for me is not a factor. It might help in my decision, but it is not the determining factor. Because if I feel a player was fouled, I have probably blown the whistle before the shot is completed.
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