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Originally posted by rockyroad
..where the disagreement started was when I said that IF a call was made, it surely better not be a handcheck...again, I felt it was penalizing the offensive player who made a nice move, and classified the shooter as a ball-handler...
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I'll disagree with you. Why must it not be a handcheck? A handcheck is really just a redundant foul type; it can always be called either a push or illegal use of hands. Show me a handcheck that is not "illegal use of hands". There is nothing saying that a handcheck can't occur during a try. I've often called and seen called the handcheck when the player is driving the lane and in the act of shooting. If they are being guided with the hand away from the desired path, handcheck. If they are displaced from a position, push. If the are prevented from moving, hold. All could be called illegal use of hands too.
There is a lot of overlap in the definitions of a foul. All that really matter is was it really a foul. What you call it has a lot of flexibility.