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Originally Posted by CMHCoachNRef
I think it is EASIER to see the hand on the ball from behind (looks quite clean). It is also easier to see the contact from the front which happened just after the ball was hit by the other defender. I think the lead had a good view of the hand on the ball. He appeared to get so enamored with the clean block (yielding his signal), that he may have missed (I will accept your view that he may have "ignored") the contact by the second defender who got nothing but arm as the ball was already popped loose by the trailing defender.
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Imo the L didn't ignore anything. He correctly ruled the subsequent contact as being incidental during a loose ball. There was no advantage gained or lost by that contact that i could see. I agree completely with Jeff's take on the play.