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Originally posted by ShoeBall
So then Jurassic Ref, put in other words, are you saying that if an offensive rebounder jumps into the vertical cone of a denfensive rebounder to grab a rebound, then the defensive rebounder has THE RIGHT to use his hands in his vertical cone to hit the offensive rebounder's rebounding arm(s) in order and with the express intention to knock the ball loose out of his hands?
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Yup, and I've quoted the rules citations that will back it up. Please go back and carefully read Rule 4-44-2,3,4 and 5 as written above. Do you have a rules citation - any rules citation- that will refute those citations?
To sum up- again:
- Article #2 says that the defensive rebounder may legally rise or jump vertically and occupy the space within his vertical plane.
- Article #3 says the hands and arms of the defensive rebounder may be legally raised within his vertical plane while on the floor or in the air.
- Article #4 says that you CAN'T penalize a defender for leaving the floor vertically OR HAVING HIS HANDS EXTENDED WITHIN HIS VERTICAL PLANE!!!! NOTE:
"CAN'T PENALIZE"!
- Article #5 says that the offensive rebounder, whether on the floor OR AIRBORNE,MAY NOT ...CAUSE CONTACT WITHIN THE VERTICAL PLANE WHICH IS A FOUL.
Seems pretty straightforward language to me. I'm open-minded though, if you can find anything anywhere in the rules that will refute these specific, written rules that I cited.