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Originally Posted by jkumpire
Isn't making a call like this an open invitation to more pushing and shoving and rough play?
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Pushing and shoving need no invitation.
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Because if the rebounder misses the shot, and then you play on, you have just told the player who pushed off that you can get away with doing it.
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What exactly did he get away with? Consider the definition of a personal foul.
Illegal contact which hinders a player from performing normal offensive or defensive maneuvers.
A player trying to rebound was pushed. He got the rebound anyway. Was he actually hindered? No is the rule, but there are exceptions. Without seeing the OP,which might show otherwise, my thought is no call.