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Originally posted by Joe
"And yes, I have seen Reggie Miller called for an offensive foul in the situation described, both for kicking the defender and for jumping into him."
Which just goes to prove the point: after getting away
with these moves 1000's of times he started to get
called once in a great while (many of us have yet to see
him called for offensive fouls in these situations). Indeed,
several years back an official (I forget who) was asked about Miller's tricks and he chuckled: "We know what he's up to, but he gets us sometimes." Good players are as adept at faking out officials as they are the opposition. Bird and Jordan were among the most subtle: hands kept low and close to the hips when pushing off for shots or rebounds.
It's part of the game.
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I don't know about all that. You asked if anyone had ever seen him called for a foul and I have, several times when he would kick his leg out on jumpers.