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Old Mon Apr 05, 2004, 08:00am
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Re: Screen and seal

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Originally posted by Jimgolf
I don't think anyone answered the original question. TigerBBall asked "whether moving after contact is legal", and everyone is responding about whether or not movement before the screen is legal. If I can paraphrase, A1 sets screen. B2 makes contact. TigerBBall is telling his players that after contact, they should "pivot() and us(e) their backside to contact the defender"(B2). Is this legal?

To me, this is legal contact, the same as boxing out.
Actually, if you look back, I think that you'll find that both Camron and I did answer it. If the screener moves into the defender after contact, it's illegal contact on the screener's part. The defender is entitled to their spot on the floor, and can't be legally crowded out of that spot. The screener can stay as close to the defender as he can get, but the screener cannot move into the defender.
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