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Originally Posted by Camron Rust
Not quite. If the player was running full speed, the catch of the ball can turn what was not LGP into LGP. If the defender obtained the position just as the full speed opponent leaped, the defender hasn't given enough time and distance (as is required for a player without the ball). If the player doesn't catch the ball before the contact, it is a block. However, if the opponent catches the ball, the requirement for time/distance is eliminated, and the postion the defender took is LGP....it is a charge.
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Doesn't this seem like too much to process in a split second? Wouldn't this be much better if there was a guideline in place for this such as, "if in transition between the baseline in the backcourt and tip of circle in the frontcourt, all plays of this nature will be deemed block as this is a way of drawing a cheap offensive foul by hoping to establish LGP before the player has a chance to turn to see the defender."
It might not seem like that to some people, but to me this is, in fact a cheap way to draw an offensive foul by not giving the opportunity to see the defender but for a split second and getting an offensive foul call. And to add to that it is all dependent on whether the guy has the ball or doesn't have the ball, whether he left the ground or was already in air, or landed or was still airborne. That is just too much if, if, and, but, etc.
Don't get me wrong. I understand the rule and will attempt to ref as such, but I am just asking do we think it would be better, in these cases, to have a guideline in place to make these plays way more uniform?