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Originally posted by abode
That is precisely my point. Normally slapping at the ball is done in lieu of a player defensively positioning his /her body between the offensive player and the basket. It usually occurrs when a defensive player has been beaten and I see no reason why the rules of basketball would want to reward a defensive player for lazy or inferior play.
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I see players all the time attack the ball with good positioning. The matador move happens, but unless the dribbler is sloppy, or the defender has very long arms it is unlikely that you will have the hit on hand/ball, it's usually between the wrist and the elbow, at least that's where I see it.
