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Old Wed Mar 14, 2012, 11:01am
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Originally Posted by drofficial View Post
In short, calling this play a block is what is wrong with basketball today. What else is the defender supposed to do? He steps above the resitricted line, obtains LGP, and the offensive player goes right thru him. Even if he "slides" to the left, that is perfeclty legal by rule. There is nothing about the defender "being set" or "stationary."

Unbelievable.
I'll keep watching, but I've got a block on this. Yes, LGP allows the player to move sideways, but he needs to be in the path before the shooter goes airborne. In this play, he slides left, into the shooter's path, after the shooter is in the air.

edit: sorry, I was talking about the first clip, not sure which one you were talking about.
Second clip looks like a clear charge. Oddly, in both plays, the L gets it wrong.
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Last edited by Adam; Wed Mar 14, 2012 at 11:05am.
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