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Originally posted by ChrisSportsFan
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Originally posted by Rich Fronheiser
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Originally posted by blindzebra
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Originally posted by Rich Fronheiser
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Originally posted by blindzebra
Change it by taking out the player on the floor and have her standing.
You not going to call a foul with head to toe contact in an attempt to tie up the ball?
The ONLY reason A1 is not displaced is because of the floor. If the contact by the diving defender would displace A1 if she were standing, than it is a foul while she's on the floor.
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The floor is what makes this play completely different.
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Only for one reason and that is displacement.
Diving into another player will cause displacement most of the time. You can't displace a player on the floor without driving them THROUGH the floor.
In this situation the ONLY time I'm calling a held ball is if B is standing and the tie up PULLS her on top of A. A dive on top of another player that has the ball is a foul, it's not incidental contact.
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You're giving special treatment to the player on the floor, then. If I dive in and tie the ball up, it's held before any contact is made. Why bail the player out on the floor who is in the worst possible position to make anything happen?
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Heck, why not kick em while their down there too. Just because they're on the floor doesn't make it right to have a hog-pile.
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Oh come on, this is an exaggeration. I never said I'd tolerate a player diving on a player and then tying the ball up. Or kicking. Or having a hogpile. But I'm not going to shy away from rewarding aggressive play just becasue there might be some contact.