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Originally Posted by earmitage
Coach K at Duke for years has chosen to use the charge as a means to draw fouls and prevent opponents from driving too aggressively to the basket.
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Excellent strategy. I'm with you so far.
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it has become dangerous for an offensive player to go airborne.
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It can be dangerous to launch yourself airborne and forward if there's a player in the way, or if a player steps under you while you're airborne. It's less dangerous to simply jump straight up within your own vertical plane. So I would disagree with your generalization, but I agree that certain plays can be dangerous, especially when a defender steps into the shooter's path after the shooter is already airborne.
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An offensive player should never be allowed to drive over a defender.
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Nonesense. If the offensive player has the hops to jump over a defender, more power to him. No player (offense
or defense) should be allowed to
push another player and displace him.
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Shouldn't the benefit of the doubt be given to the offensive player since he is the one most vulnerable?
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No. The rules specifically say (the high school rule is 10-6, the NCAA rule is 10-21) that the dribbler has the greater responsibility in contact situations. This is because the dribbler has to EXPECT to be guarded. Once the dribbler leaves the floor, no player may move into his path. But until he becomes airborne, the ballhandler has the greater responsibility to avoid contact on a legal defender.
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I would love to see more blocking calls made rather than charging calls.
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Why exactly? If the defender gets to the spot first and is not moving forward when contact occurs -- charge!