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Originally Posted by rockyroad
As stated before, the ONLY reason for setting up under the basket is to try and cause a collision... it's not trying to alter the shot, it's not hustle, it's simply trying to cause a collision. The NCAAW mindset is that it is not good defense, and that's the way it is to be called at those levels. Don't like it, don't try to officiate those games...
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That is not the ONLY reason. The resaon is to force the shooter to make a choice. Stop or change directions to shoot a different shot or risk getting called for a charge. One option is the collision but the other options are leaving less desireable shots for the shooter.
The final choice is made by the offense when they see the defender in their path. The offense is the one causing the collision by not altering course once their path has been occupied.
The fact that it occurs under the basket should not be any different than doing so at the FT line. Why not extend the range to which it applies to cover the entire FT lane? If a player makes a running jumpshot from outside the lane and crashes into a defender in the lane after releasing the ball, how is that any different? The defender sees that the opponent was going to shoot a jumper and just waited for him to crash into him. Why is that different?
If my schedule were to such that I could work college games (and get picked up by a college assignor), I'd call it as specified. I need not agree with a rule philosopically in order to enforce it as defined.