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Originally Posted by Back In The Saddle
I'm with Dan. Sure, he stepped into the defender's path. But not very much. I like a no call on this a LOT better than the offensive foul.
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Ref no calls it and all hell will break lose....way to much contact involving a shooter to not have something. If he calls nothing, the coaches, the fans, and the press will be raking him over the coals for not putting the shooter on the line (that would be the angle they would take).
His motion had absolutely nothing to do with taking the shot. It wasn't a basketball play. The defender had established a non-contact path and was in the air. Pierce gave up an open shot solely to create contact...his foul.
Reverse the roles....a defender moving the exact same way into the path of an airborne shooter...any question about that one?