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Originally posted by rwest
I've been told that if a player blocks a shot from behind, that I should call a foul if it is a violent tomahawk style block, even if they get all ball.
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No way. If the defender gets "all ball" and no contact is made, I don't care what he did to get "all ball" it is not a foul. This is a fundamental of basketball... a foul can only occur if contact is made (just like you can't travel while dribbling). Similarly, just because someone sets a screen and moves while setting it, if he/she does not make contact with the defender it is not a foul. Was it a moving screen... yes. Was it a foul... no because of the absence of contact.
Who ever is giving out that advice needs to stop giving advice.
