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Originally posted by devdog69
This is a good topic for discussion with varying degrees of opinion. Mine is you can't play defense from under the basket, but if it's blatant and he's definitely set to take a charge, the dribbler out of control, I might call it. My preference would be to no call it if it all possible.
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My opinion is that this is a charge. The defender's position, if charges will get called, forces the shooter to pull up for a somewhat more difficult 2-3 ft. jumper rather than a layup or dunk. In my book, making the shooter take a more difficult shot is the essence of good defense. When the defense takes the spot the offense wants, that is good defense anywhere on the court.