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Old Sat Mar 29, 2003, 11:05pm
JRutledge JRutledge is offline
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Lightbulb Common sense.

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Originally posted by Jurassic Referee


In this case,the dribbler must allow such opponent a maximum of two steps or an opportunity to stop or avoid contact." Seems pretty straightforward to me.

Again, I will be damned if I call a foul on a dribbler that is being followed closely from behind and stops, then gets run over by that defender, then I turn around and call a foul on the dribbler. I am not going to make that call, just like I am not going to call a multiple foul on two defenders that make contact on a shooter at the same time. I do not think that either is good common sense officiating. If you do, so be it. The defender should not put himself in that situation to begin with. But that is my opinion.

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