|
Where would draw the line on what is block and what is a charge? I have reffed many different levels of play from 3rd grade players to pro players and they are all taught to get position. Take the ability to get poistion and you have taken defense out of the game!
What is a reasonable amount of time to stop for a dribbler? I would suggest that the current rule is closer to
reasonable time and distance than you would think.
I will first disagree that running is horizontal jumping and that players. Running is running and just like a can on the Interstate you must keep your distance and know what's going on. Knowing what's ahead is the responsibility of driving. (Very few times with a vehicle is the person moving not cited when there is a wreck. It happens sometimes but that is left to a judge and jury, and experts who have thousands of hous to discuss reaction time, pavement coefficients, rates of speed etc.)
If a player jumps horizontally it is already covered by the book.
It is the rule that everyone is entitled to the spot if they were there first. So if a player jumps while moving forward we have to determine who was at the spot first. A because they took off (which entitles them to a spot to come down) and that spot was not occupied by B. or B occupied the spot.
What kind of can of worms would you it create if you had a rule on horizontal jumping that A is entitled to their spot they would come down on plus 3 feet or six feet, or one step or two steps? B1 is playing good defense against A2. A1 leaps and collides with B1 who has his back to A1, but A was entitled to the spot he jumped from plus oh let's say the rule stated three feet. Well B1 is in that three foot space and contact occurs so the foul is now on B1.
Let the jumper go up and if he makes contact with someone it's not the jumper's fault, He was running and jumped and now the rule assumes that he has a right to come down anywhere on the floor. You could not play defense
What's a reasonable amount of time to stop and change direction? If it's a point guard who is quick even giving the point guard one step gives the offense a great big advantage? Two steps let's not have any defense on the drive. If you have talented players giving them any allowance to stop gives an overwhelming advantage to the offense. Even the screening rules dont provide much relief because if the screen is set within the visual limits of the person there is no step. It's the blind picks that give the distance.
A defensive player is guarding A1 and is staying with A1, and is moving with him. B1 takes the step laterally and cuts of A1's attempt to the basket. It's a split second thing he was there first. If you give A even one third of a step A is around and scored. What type of time and distance do you allow when they are guarding closely? It doesnt work ...He has to be set for 1 or 2 or 3 seconds? That's what some of the howler monkeys' still yell.. He has to be set??? Listen to the howler monkeys roar!
The purpose of jumping in front of the player with the ball is to stop the ball. There are very few people who will tell you they do it to get the contact. They may want to draw the foul and the price to pay for this kind of defense is you'll get blown over. ( but it's the drive that is going for the two points to win the State championship so yes I'd step up and take the charge.
|