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Originally Posted by IREFU2
Foul on B1, play on.....
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Originally Posted by truerookie
In my JUDGEMENT, I got a foul on B1.  . We play on from there.  |
Calling a foul on this play is a common tack, however this is by definition not a foul unless the player is deliberately attempting to hit the hand and not making a play for the ball.
The question is who has caused the ball to go OOB? Since it is legal to hit the hand of a player dribbling a ball, and in this case, the defender has not touched the ball, player A1 has caused the ball to go out of bounds, since he was the last to touch it.
In reality, I think most would say that it looked like B1 made contact with the ball and award possession back to A.
The defender is making a legal play and shouldn't be penalized for it, but it is probably also likely that it could seem as if something other than the hand has been struck, so a foul could legitimately be called, since plays are not situations, but happen in real time.
Thanks for your responses.