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Originally Posted by just another ref
Beating someone to the spot, thus gaining legal guarding position, is certainly one of the cornerstones of good defense. No matter what "gifted athlete" you are, you better look where you are going.
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Precisely the point. The reason why you can't get with this logic is because you never played, because if you did, you would certainly change your tune once you go up and someone runs underneath you. The problem here is that once you commit to your move to the bucket, as in the video, you are looking up at the basket. The basket is 10' high and you got a scoring opportunity, and when you made your move, there was no one in front of you. Everything that happens from this point forward is 10' high and above. Now, all of a sudden, someone runs underneath you unexpectingly, and you go awkwardly falling to the floor, possible injury is very likely.
We all reveiwed this video many times. Now I want you to review this video with the safety of the offensive player in mind. Review the contact on this play. Did anybody try to plow anybody over? Was there any contact to the turso? Did the defense try to play defense on this play? Do you recognize the secondary defender? Could time and distance be used as a factor here?
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Me and the author of the article is in agreement that we want to bring athletism back to this type of play. We no longer want to see another player running underneath a player with the ball about to score. Whatever happen to block the shot, or a steal of the ball. If you can't do these two things, then this play can not be defended. Get out the way before you get somebody hurt.