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Old Thu Dec 05, 2002, 11:36am
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Originally posted by ChuckElias
First of all, in (1), the foul is not due to a moving screen; it's due to an illegal screen. I know that sounds picky, but it can be perfectly legal to screen an opponent while moving. There's nothing inherently illegal in a moving screen. The problem comes when there is contact and the screener has not met the criteria for legal screens.
Actually, moving screens are illegal by rule:

Rule 10, Section 20.

Art. 4. No player shall set a screen while moving.

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Second of all, I'm not really sure what you're asking, Lotto. Are you saying that (2) should be considered an illegal screen by A2 b/c he moved into B2's path?
What I'm asking is what part of the text of the rules tells us that boxing out isn't an illegal screen (because the screener is moving).

To anticipate a possible question, boxing out does seem like a screen:

Rule 4, Section 56. Screen

Art. 1. A screen is legal action by a player who, without causing contact, delays or prevents an opponent from reaching a desired position.

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I'm sorry if I'm a little slow this morning.
No worries---I'm slow every morning!

Possible point of confusion: I'm referring to NCAA rules, not NF.
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