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Originally posted by refTN
Mick is also right that these fouls up top are being no called which later on result in techs on the coaches, but I ask what can you do? Both violated POV. Unless one looks like he did something extra I would think you could do nothing but go with a no call.
Is it possible to go with a double foul?
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I think part of the coaches' complaints have to do with us as officials not making that call consistantly. One night there's a foul called on the defender, and another night the same play will be no-called. This is why we are taught to "watch the defense". It's not easy to do, but it makes these calls, along with the block/charge, a lot more consistant. The "easy" way is to watch the shooter, see contact on the arm, and make a call on the defender, without seeing the whole play. That's why the NF committee made a point of emphasis a lttle while ago to not call the foul on the defense when the shooter initiates contact. The obvious example of that is the shooter leaning in on the defender, but the same principal applies in your under-the-basket play. But officals as a whole are still not making the call consistantly; and until we do, coaches might have a tendancy to get upset.