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Originally posted by Just Curious
Initially??? ....... If the defense has established position through speed and plane (the direction of travel), "Backing with the dribbler", and gets run over by the offense because he/she either shifted gears to gain more speed or simply turned into the defense because it was a more direct route to the hoop.... where does an initial legal guarding position begin?? (Awful Grammar... Sorry) What would this initial legal guarding position look like?
Chuck
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Hmmm....where does the rulebook say that a defender can establish a legal position with speed and plane? A defender can't just run alongside a dribbler and suddenly gain position. An initial guarded postion begins where it always begins: Both feet on the floor with the torso facing the opponent.
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Originally posted by Rookie
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Honestly, I think you're worrying about things that will never happen.
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Famous Last words...
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Ah, but you took it out of context. I went on to say that I've never seen a dribbler leap over a player who was sitting on the floor. I haven't and don't expect to. But if I or anyone else does, we just need to judge if anyone was placed at a disadvantage or if the contact was incidental. I think the casebook backs me up, according to Bob, that this is probably going to be incdental contact.
There's no sense in worrying about such things. We can post crazy plays that we've dreamed up all day. But inexperienced officials need to concentrate on gaining a basic understanding of the definitions, rules, mechanics, and maybe most importantly, not to look for things to call.
But I'll change the statement if needed. "Honestly, I think you're worrying about things that will probably never happen."
