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Old Mon Dec 05, 2016, 05:11pm
Camron Rust Camron Rust is offline
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Originally Posted by AremRed View Post
Ball goes down, no foul. Ball goes up, foul. Ball went up.
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Originally Posted by IncorrectCall View Post
+1. Physics 101!
Most of the time.

When the ball goes up and the arm doesn't, it is almost certainly a reliable indicator of a foul. But, when the ball goes down, it may be either. Getting the ball doesn't mean the defender didn't get the arm first.
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