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Originally Posted by Huntin' Ref
Well, at halftime, B1's coach grabbed me because I know him pretty well and said we had kicked both of those calls because the screeners had to allow 3 feet between each other for the screens to be legal.
Am I missing something? These aren't blind screens.......
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No, the coach is missing something. There is a requirement that a dribbler bears the greater responsibility for any contact if he attempts to force his way through two opponents when there is less than three feet of space between them. (4-7-2c)
However, there is no rule that the opponents must yield this three feet.
I would say that the same principle would apply to a defender striving to split a double screen, however, there I don't know of any rule which explicitly says so.
The defender is not allowed to force his way through, push aside, or hold a screener according to 4-40-8.