1) If the defender cannot make the block without making illegal contact (whether the contact is before or after the block) with the shooter, the defender has commited a foul. PERIOD!
2) The foul tip signal should NEVER be used by a basketball official unless he is the plate umpire in a baseball game or a softball game.
MTD, Sr.
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Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.
Trumbull Co. (Warren, Ohio) Bkb. Off. Assn.
Wood Co. (Bowling Green, Ohio) Bkb. Off. Assn.
Ohio Assn. of Basketball Officials
International Assn. of Approved Bkb. Officials
Ohio High School Athletic Association
Toledo, Ohio
Last edited by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.; Sat Dec 22, 2007 at 10:13am.
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