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Originally Posted by APG
I would say that I don't believe the RA contributes much to this solo ball that you speak of...coaches at the NCAA/HS level (I'm assuming you don't watch any NBA ball) have been complaining about that well before the RA has been implemented (and in HS its not even implemented).
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Before the RA existed, many officials called things as if it did exist anyway. So the issue of whether they complained or not is not really relevant.
The RA (even the virtual RA) does encourage the player to continue to the rim vs. passing off to a teammate who may have a better position if they think they'll get a blocking foul called no matter what (which can actually encourage more contact contrary to one of the stated goals of the RA rule). It may not be the only factor, but it does contribute.
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Originally Posted by APG
I think the solo ball is more affected by players playing more AAU vs. traditional organized HS games. But that's a subject for another thread.
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That certainly could be.