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Originally posted by crew
another reason why i call a block on a player hanging out under the basket is because a lot of the time an offensive player will make a great move to beat his primary defender and make a great play to the basket. i am not wiping this play with an offensive foul because some secondary defender is standing under the basket doing nothing. fans, coaches, even myself, want to see these plays occur.
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If A1 cannot complete his drive to the basket without making illegal contact with B2 who has a legal position on the court then A1's great play is not very great.
This is the problem with many officials, mistaking an athletic move for skillful play. It does not matter how athletic a player is, if that athletic player cannot use his/her athleticism skillfully. I am sorry Crew, you are wrong if you incorrectly call a block on a defensive player who has a legal position on the floor and not the charge on the offensive player. Unless the rules are changed you will be always wrong. This is not a matter of using common sense or how coaches and supervisors want the game called. This is understanding the rules and applying them correctly.
There is nothing in the rules that can defend the position of officials who call a block on the posted play if the defender legally secured his position before the offensive player went airborne. And it troubles me (as well as members of the basketball officiating community that are far more learned than me) that there are officials who are promoting this type of incorrect officiating. I know that some of you make think that I am on a Dennis Miller rant but until the rules are changed a block cannot be called on the defender in this case.
I am trying to be as polite as possible without going nuclear. But some officials need to get with the program.