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Originally posted by drinkeii
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I guess the point of the debate is, what is "moving toward" vs. moving into the path of. He says that by moving sideways, you are moving toward the offensive player, and even if you manage to get in front of him, it is a foul on the defense. [/B][/QUOTE]That statement is completely wrong.You can always legally move sideways into the path of a dribbler once you have obtained an original guarding position.You just look to see where the contact is made,and make sure that the defender isn't stepping forward into the dribbler when the contact occurs.If the contact is on the defender's torso,it is always a player control foul-except in the specific case where a defender has moved sideways to get into position before the dribbler gets there,and then moves forward when the contact occurs.In that specific case,the foul is on the defender.
If you read casebook play 10.6.1SitA,you should have a good idea of the concepts involved.
"Crabs walk sideways and lobsters walk straight" --Tommy Smothers