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Originally Posted by JRutledge
I went back and looked at them again and I think the only one that was really illegal was the second one. The first one the contact happens with the torso and not primarily the legs.
The second one was illegal based on the fact that he extended his arms which I feel caused a lot of the contact. There might have been some embellishment, but not much IMO on this play.
The last one I first thought was illegal, but it appears he was preparing to be run into and was bigger and the contact was more retreating then extending.
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In the second one, if you look closely, the defender initially starts to go down by tripping over the screener's right leg/foot. Whether that foot is extended too far is hard to tell because of the camera angle. I agree the extension/contact of the arms makes it an easier call.
I agree on the third. More a case of a smaller player running into a much bigger dude.