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Originally posted by Jurassic Referee
Why do you interpret this rule as only applying to the offensive team? Do you have some rules language that we haven't heard about yet?
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Maybe he thinks that way because most of the interpretations have nothing to do with defense at all. Referee Magazine gives some plays with only one talking about the defense at all. That one play talks about gaining an advantage for a rebounding spot by a defensive player. I have not ever seen this is a game I have ever worked.
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Originally posted by Jurassic Referee
You don't feel that the defense should be penalized if they get an unfair advantage by going OOB? If an offensive player goes OOB to use a screen, that's a violation-- but if a defensive player goes OOB to use(avoid) the same screen, that's OK?
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I do not think his point is "it is OK" for the defense to go out of bounds. I think his point is if they go out of bounds, why are you going to stop the clock and give the ball back to the offense that already had the ball? Now you let the defense set up to stop the offense when earlier they probably were not in a good position to do so. I think he has a very legitimate point.
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