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Originally posted by Hawks Coach
Larks
I believe that in one of your posts you essentially asked about the wisdom of calling this foul, especially if you want to move up. Some have told you here that it is clearly a foul, others have said to pass on it until you see if the shot goes. I can tell you that I can't recall having seen your foul called in a single high level game I have watched for several years. The singular eception is the excessively violent push, which must always be called (and usually they are separating a couple of players when they call it!).
This type of foul was called at times in the 70s when I was in HS, but rarely then, and never nowadays (in my experience). But I have seen several occasions in the past couple of weeks where an early push resulted in a whistle as soon as the ball came off the rim. I think you can judge for yourself how to call this one.
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HC,
Thanks for additional feedback. I think the key here is court awareness. Knowing that if the shot is enroute and give the play a chance to develop. I'm getting there.
Now, what do you think about a sitch where it's clear that 2 hands in the back are used to displace rather than bodying up or running into the rebounder for better position. In that case, I think I have to call the foul regardless of the violence involved. Your comment about higher level may make sense because those guys are probably smart and talented enough to know better.
Bottom line for me....better court awareness....2 hands or violent collision into offensive rebounder = foul, even on made basket.
Additional Comments?
Larks