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Originally posted by Mark Dexter
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Originally posted by Woodee
I still don't understand how someone plays defense under the basket. The offensive player should have a place to come down, which is usually under the basket. I would never teach players to stand under the basket for defense. Suicide!
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The "place to come down" is the whole point of putting a player there. Think of it this way - if you have a 'pass and crash,' you don't call a block simply because the defender "shouldn't have been in the way." Being in the way is, technically, the only legal defensive move.
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Mark,
So what is the proper call on a "pass and crash"?
This is my position, when the offensive player jumps for a try close to the goal and beats the defense, he/she should have a legal spot on the court to return to and that should be under the basket.
I played ball for a long time and can't imagine playing defense directly under the goal. I see a knee in the chest or grill and sitting for the rest of the game.