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Originally posted by sfriede
But, a travel is a travel isn't it? If a player fouls, isn't it a foul? This is the part of the game that I am not picking up on. I hear so many officials say they let it go for the good of the game. The advantage/disadvantage is the hard part. It takes much more than just knowing and enforcing the rules. This could be a whole new thread. I am still at the point where a push in the back is a push in the back and I call it a foul, no matter when it happens. Some officials will say that if it has nothing to do with the play or nobody gained anything by it, then let it go.
[Edited by sfriede on Jan 29th, 2005 at 11:19 PM]
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A push in the back that displaces is NOT advantage/disadvantge, it's rough play, and should be called.
The lift and dribble is not that hard to judge.
Is it very close or obvious?
Did the player raise their pivot and then release, in a natural motion, but the sequence was just off?
Did it happen without any defensive pressure?
Did they lift, move, and throw the ball past the defender?
Review 4-43 and visualize the rules, keep in mind some things can look VERY funky and be 100% legal.