Purdue @ Michigan plays (Video)

[just another ref]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

Well if you make contact with the ball in normal action in blocking a kick you do not call any foul for RTK anyway.

Peace

That was the point. But that is the rule in football, isn't it?
There is no such rule in basketball.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by just another ref

That was the point. But that is the rule in football, isn't it?
There is no such rule in basketball.

And there is no such rule that says all contact is a foul. Contact can be severe and not be a foul. That is in basketball rules, not football rules.

Peace

[just another ref]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

And there is no such rule that says all contact is a foul. Contact can be severe and not be a foul.

Contact can be severe and not be a foul. Conversely, contact can be minimal and be a foul, and touching the ball is coincidental to both.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by just another ref

Contact can be severe and not be a foul. Conversely, contact can be minimal and be a foul, and touching the ball is coincidental to both.

Yes, I agree. And in this case I do not have a foul. I have a good block. And I looked at this play enough to not change my mind.

Peace

[ballgame99]

JRut, if in getting the ball it was knocked out of the shooter's grasp, then all that contact occurred I could maybe see your point, but shooter maintains the ball until he is contacted quite heavily by a non-vertical defender who contacts him, illegally IMO, on the arm and torso.

I have a hard time believing a college assigner/evaluator is going to look at that play and say they like the no call on that.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by ballgame99

JRut, if in getting the ball it was knocked out of the shooter's grasp, then all that contact occurred I could maybe see your point, but shooter maintains the ball until he is contacted quite heavily by a non-vertical defender who contacts him, illegally IMO, on the arm and torso.

I have a hard time believing a college assigner/evaluator is going to look at that play and say they like the no call on that.

All college supervisors or evaluates are not the same. I cannot speak for all of them or suggest that everyone agrees one way or the other.

But if the first major contact was with the ball and part of the follow through is contact with other parts of the body, I have yet to run into any supervisor that has players of this ability and height (and yes there are high school players that are this big in many places) to suggest what you are suggesting. Yes the defender might have jumped from A to B in the air, but his initial contact appears to be with the ball and mostly the ball. I have not ever had a clinician at a college game suggest that is a good foul to call. Again, that is my experience. I will not speak for others or other parts of the country.

Peace

[ronny mulkey]

Originally Posted by ballgame99

JRut, if in getting the ball it was knocked out of the shooter's grasp, then all that contact occurred I could maybe see your point, but shooter maintains the ball until he is contacted quite heavily by a non-vertical defender who contacts him, illegally IMO, on the arm and torso.

I have a hard time believing a college assigner/evaluator is going to look at that play and say they like the no call on that.

Personally, I like a blocked shot but a LOT of contact (before or after touching the ball) on an airborne player is a foul to me. If this official looks at this video, I don't think he will like the no call, either.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by ronny mulkey

Personally, I like a blocked shot but a LOT of contact (before or after touching the ball) on an airborne player is a foul to me. If this official looks at this video, I don't think he will like the no call, either.

Don't be so sure about that one. I doubt other than me posting this it was much of a though unless the supervisor said something. And I doubt that happened either. Just a guess, but I have never seen this play highlighted as being a foul at the college level. They put out videos every week too.

Peace