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Originally Posted by Camron Rust
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.  |
If you do not think the ball handler extended their shoulder outside of their frame and their verticality, then that is your judgment. I just disagree with that assessment and it appears a lot of others disagree with your assessment as well. I can take solace in that fact.
Peace