Mon Sep 20, 2004, 04:27pm
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Originally posted by blindzebra
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Originally posted by Mark Dexter
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Originally posted by rainmaker
I would think there'd be a difference depending on which way the "screener" is facing. If he's toward the defender head-on, that's one thing. Sideways to incoming player would be entirely different. On the other hand, if he's just standing there picking his nose, so to speak, I'd have a hard time calling him for any contact which may occur.
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By rule, which way the screener is facing can't be a factor. R4-39-2 says that the screener can legally face any direction. To have a legal screen though, any contact should be on the screener's torso- not on a screener's extended appendages, which includes arms, legs, butts, heads, etc.
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If we want to go by the technical definition of just the torso, then wouldn't contact in the back be a foul by the screener?
Sometimes a crouch is a legitimate defensive posture - especially if the defender is attacking the ball. Unless the defender is purposely sticking his/her rear out into traffic, I'm going to have a hard time calling that defender for a foul on the contact.
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The torso is the trunk of the body. That is the neck to the waist front and back.
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I've always considered the torso to be limited to the front of the body. To each his own.
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