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Originally Posted by JRutledge
Well unlike your friend, the rules do cover this under 10-6-1.
Rule says, "A player shall not hold, push, charge, trip or impede the progress of an opponent by extending arm(s), shoulder(s), hip(s) or knee(s) or by bending his or her body into other than a normal position, nor use any rough tactics."
Not sure what I said was not supported by rule. I would think "throwing a shoulder" is the exact same thing as extending a shoulder to create space or to go through an opponent.
And it does not say that this is special to an player without the ball. I also just used a description, not trying to suggest like someone else that my words were word perfect in the rulebook.
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Nothing about this play fits what you describe. The shooter didn't extend anything or impede the progress of anyone. He simply took a step towards the basket and went up to shoot where the two players collide.
Extending a shoulder is about leaning to the side to put the shoulder outside your frame into the path of an opponent. It has nothing to do with a player's shoulder going along with your torso on a drive in a basically vertical orientation. It's not like he put it down and rammed it into the defender's chest as if he were a torpedo to blast him out of the way.
And by your standard (like a fake), you can't call this anyway since extending isn't defined in the rulebook or casebook.
