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Originally posted by Bart Tyson
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It is my opinion that A2, as long as met the requirements of R4-S39-A5, then his position on the floor is legal. While Camron's Casebook Play refers to a player who has fallen to the floor, while A2 in this thread's play intentionally went to the floor on all fours, I still believe his position on the floor is legal.
If A2 does not violate R4-S39-A5 and does not bend his body, then the part of R10-S6-A1 that I would apply to this play is that a player should not use rough tactics, and in my opinion this is a rough tactic. I would go as far as to say that A2's conduct could be considered a flagrant foul.
MTD, Sr.
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So which is it MTD? Are you saying its legal but flagrant? [/B]
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After I logged off last night, I realized that I really had not given an answer to how I would handle this play.
I have two ways to handle the play.
1) If I see A2 go down on all fours and I can stop play before B1 makes contact with A2, I will treat A2 as an injured player. I will ask him if he is okay and wants to stay in the game or does he want his coach take him out of the game? Coach A will not like me stopping a fastbreak for his team, but so be it, because it is going to beat how I handle the play if B1 makes contact with A2. Which leads me to:
2) If I cannot stop play before B1 makes A2, then I have a flagrant personal foul on A2, because I would have to believe that the ensuing collision between B1 and A2 would be nasty and B1 could get seriously injured by A2's stupidity.
MTD, Sr.