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Old Fri Jan 18, 2002, 11:35pm
Mark T. DeNucci, Sr. Mark T. DeNucci, Sr. is offline
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Originally posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.
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Originally posted by Bart Tyson
OK my turn. As the play is described, I have to say it is a PC foul. As to the question, how can a play be called different depending where they are on the court? If it is a close play i.e. bang bang play. if the def. is under the basket, i may error on the side of a block. Same play out at the top of key may be a charge. But i have to see the play i don't have a hard and fast rule on how i will make this call. the closest i come to on close PC foul is if the def. took it in the chest.

How can you error on the side of a block. A1 has a legal position on the court. B1 charges into him. Charging foul on B1, it cannot be anything but a foul on B1. Anytime A1 secures a legal position on the court before B1 (in control of the ball) becomes an airborne player, and B1 makes contact with A1, A1 cannot ever be called for a foul. (Notice how I followed J. Dallas Shirley's advice to never say never and never say always). The requirement for contact with the front of the defender's torso is for a player who is guarding a player. But in the posted play A1 is a screener.

In my haste to get this posted I forgot one important element of screening. A defensive player can set screens and must follow the time and distance requiments for setting a screen. This is the only time that the time and distance requiements are required be the defense against a player in control of the ball. And in most cases, the screen by a defender meets the time and distance requirements of screening.
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