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Originally posted by J Morrow on 02-01-2000 07:49 PM
Hey Todd, just curious; why do you "hate it when that happens"? Are you saying that the defense should not be penalized for pushing an opponent in the back if the shot is good? I don't understand what difference it makes. Please enlighten me. Thanks.
I "hate it" when that happens, because in most cases the push is strong enough to gain an advantage if the rebound comes that way, but mild enough to consider incidental contact if the ball goes through. Yes, blow the foul if it's significant enough that you can't ignore it, but otherwise I'd rather have it deemed incidental if the goal counts. Unfortunately, one usually can't react that way anyhow, 'cuz by keying on the rebounders and not being able to see the shot go in, you're going to call it (as I have) if it warrants being called. But as I'm reporting the foul, knowing that the same team is going to get the ball back, I'm "wishing" it didn't occur that way.