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Originally Posted by Afrosheen
In the first sentence it said the player with the ball which would includes everything including airborne shooter. Why not be clear and consistent and just state the player dribbling the ball?
Secondly, why even state that the offensive player must have their head and shoulders past the defense if you believe every contact would then be a blocking foul? Seems you have contradicted yourself. The dribbler is allowed to make the defense liable for the contact if he's able to get his head and shoulders past the defensive player, but not the airborne shooter.
I actually had a play exactly like a described. So it's not me making it complicated, but the play itself with coaches requiring an astute interpretation.
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1. Welcome to the forum.
2. An airborne shooter does NOT have the ball. Look at the definition of that term. It says that the player has released the ball.
3. Consider the principle of verticality. If one player has a legal position and an opponent jumps into that player, the decision of which person to penalize should be simple.
4. The head and shoulders past the defender clause pertains to a MOVING defender, not a stationary opponent. Because a defender with LGP is permitted by rule to be moving laterally or obliquely at the time of contact, the official must have some key element to look for in order to decide if the defender reached the spot on the court before or after the ball handler. That's what that part of the rule gives you.
5. Hope that clarifies it for you.