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Old Wed Dec 12, 2007, 01:07pm
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BillyMac
A moving screen is not in and of itself a foul, contact must occur for a foul to be called. If a blind screen is set on a stationary defender, the defender must be given one normal step to change direction and attempt to avoid contact. If a screen is set on a moving defender, the defender gets a minimum of one step and a maximum of two steps, depending on the speed and distance of the defender.
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Originally Posted by Scooby
And then you have to factor in advantage/disadvantage...you can have minor contact on a moving screen, but if the defender get around the screen and was not slowed and was not placed at a disadvantage, then it might not be a foul.
The OP is not asking about a moving screen. The officials were calling fouls on the defenders for running into a stationary screen.
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