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Originally posted by ChuckElias
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Originally posted by Jurassic Referee
I just can't believe that the purpose and intent of the NCAA ruling is to give the dribbler carte blanche to run into or over defenders- no matter where they are, if the defender has fallen down. Iow, how many steps should you allow that dribbler to take before running over the falling defender, if any?
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I'm having a hard time imagining what the dribbler could do to foul the guy on the floor. He might step on him, in which case I'd have to judge whether it was intentional or not. But other than that, what action(s) are you envisioning? If the defender falls down, the dribbler is going to the basket. And in that case, if he trips over B1, it's a foul on B1.
What other case could arise?
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It's hard for me to imagine what possible advantage a dribbler would have in knowingly going directly towards a player on the floor. If there's contact then virtually always the dribbler didn't have time to avoid the defender on the floor.