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Old Sun Jan 08, 2012, 02:09pm
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Originally Posted by Bart Tyson View Post
Good point about the "dancing or being prevented from getting to a spot". The play I saw A3 only had to move a couple feet back and forth, keeping her body in front of her. To me she was beating B3 to the spot. However, the question is she preventing her freedom of movement? I see post players, posting up, doing the same thing with no foul.
Moving while screening is legal if both players are moving in the same direction and path.

If the B3 is attempting to move around A3 is moving and creating contact to prevent the defender from getting by, the screen is illegal.
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