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Originally Posted by Juulie Downs
Ball's in transition, near the back of the pack of players, dribbler not moving very quickly down the court. Defender B1 is running straight forward to get to her "spot" (zone defense). Dribbler A1 is behind and to the left of B1. Dribbler sees a clear path to the basket, and takes off full tilt, cutting off B1, the momentum of B1 just innocently running down the court knocks A1 over. Partner called block. Is that right?
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A1 cut off B1?
If they had different path, and it sounds like they did, then if A1 cuts off B1 while B1 was in a straight-line path, A1 has to give B1 a maximum of 2 steps or an opportunity to stop or avoid contact. If A1 didn't, PC foul. If A1 did, charge on B1. If A1 lost the ball with the contact, a no-call isn't an option imo.
The concept is laid out in the COMMENT in case book play 10.6.7.