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Originally Posted by Alex baxter
I am 6'5" and normally play with people much smaller than me. I was playing with someone about 6'1", but more built than I am and whenever I tried to box him out or post up, he would stick his leg in between mine. This wouldn't actively trip me, but it prevented me from moving at all, or else I would be tripped. I've never seen someone use these tactics before and called him out on it, but he claimed it was legal. Is he allowed to do this, since he's not actively tripping me, even though he's restricting movement?
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I guess i need to see it to understand what you are talking about. He can put his leg between yours as long as he is not applying force-displacing you etc. if he is moving you out away from the basket or under it using that leg its a foul. just placing a leg between yours without any force really isn't a foul….If you had position first, he puts leg in, you move and he holds or you trip it is a foul.
Frankly, if he has one leg out front he can't guard you. Go to the block, post up, tell your team to throw you the damn ball high, catch it, pivot, shoot and score.
Finally, its pickup basketball. Sometimes you have to send a message.