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Originally posted by ryan330i
There is zero possibility that the opponent will be able to move forward into you, and as such, there is also almost zero possibility that they will not be slightly displaced backwards.
It's called putting them on their heels, and when you are on your heels, the only recovery is to step backwards a little bit.
You can see where I'm going with this... To me, a foul would be when a box out rams or causes the opponent to be greatly displaced. If they are back on their heels and take a step back to regain balance, their center has shifted, and you could say they have been displaced, but that's no foul to me.
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That's a foul to me though. And I got the whistle!
Whether it actually gets called or not is simply up to the official's judgement as to whether you gained an advantage when you put the other player back on their heels. The "degree of contact" is not a factor at all in the call. A slight touch on the elbow of the shooting arm can make a shot miss completely, and will get called a foul- while a fair amount of body contact by a defender may not affect the shot at all, and may be ignored. Iow, you're taking your chances with the officials if you back an opponent out while you're boxing out. Just putting that opponent back on their heels so that they can not immediately go up is certainly gaining you an advantage, as far as I'm concerned. No different than putting an arm over an opponent's shoulder so that they can't jump. Don't b*itch if you get called for it.