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Originally Posted by deecee (Post 981558)

I should have watched the slo motion replays instead of stopping after the real time one. It's a good call. It's a block in any circumstance.

An RA call is usually done when an official would normally have a PC foul. Point to the RA and call a block. At least that's my understanding of the mechanic.

You are correct, you only point to the RA if you would have called a player control foul if the defender was outside of the RA. However, it is common to refer to any play where the secondary defender establishes or tries to establish LGP in the arc as an RA play, because we know, with very few exceptions, that a player control foul cannot be called.

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Originally Posted by JRutledge (Post 981528)

Yes this could apply, but I am wondering if this should have even been called?

Peace

I'm with you. I happened to see it live and didn't think it was a foul. I still don't, though it would be an RA block if it was. The play looked ugly and awkward but that doesn't = illegal.

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Originally Posted by Camron Rust (Post 981555)

I have a block with or without the RA.

The defender never got LGP. He got in the path and got two feet down, but didn't face the opponent....thus no LGP. And, the contact was on his side. The player didn't get to the spot first legally and displaced the shooter. Thus, it is a block.

I'm with Camron on this, I thought it was a block before I took the RA into account.