Legal Guarding Position + Wackiness

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Raymond

So, if Team A is entitled to run the end line, we are going to allow B1 to kneel down OOB and prevent A1 from running the end line? We are going to call that incidental contact if A1 trips over B1?

Well that is pretty simple. That would be an intentional foul for the contact alone. We might have a delay before if possible and maybe a technical if there was a previous delay recorded. I do not think that situation would apply here in the way it has been discussed.

Peace

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

Well that is pretty simple. That would be an intentional foul for the contact alone. We might have a delay before if possible and maybe a technical if there was a previous delay recorded. I do not think that situation would apply here in the way it has been discussed.

Peace

It seems a couple of posters are saying that a player kneeling OOB, tying his shoes, should not be liable for any contact with the thrower-in.

[deecee]

Originally Posted by Raymond

It seems a couple of posters are saying that a player kneeling OOB, tying his shoes, should not be liable for any contact with the thrower-in.

This falls in the "common" sense bucket. A player kneeling to tie his shoes is different than say a player kneeling to say 5 hail marys. It's basketball and sometimes shoes get untied. It's VERY rare when in a varsity or higher contest a player will STOP to tie their shoelaces. you are more likely going to get a player just take their shoe off and chuck if to the side of the court and out of the way. This may happen at the middle school or younger level if ever.

I'm not calling a foul unless one is necessary but then your options are not a common foul in this scenario. It's a real cluster @#$@.

[bucky]

I was having the player kneel simply as part of the story. He could very well have been standing but I wanted to give a reason for not exactly going IB immediately.

Indeed, most players won't stop and indeed, if they are kneeling, the inbounder isn't going to run into them and indeed it would happen at lower levels and indeed it would be handled accordingly and indeed.... Good points by all.

If an inbounder intentionally ran into the kneeling/standing player, my gut would be a no-call or offensive foul, depending on actual actions.

[deecee]

Originally Posted by bucky

I was having the player kneel simply as part of the story. He could very well have been standing but I wanted to give a reason for not exactly going IB immediately.

Indeed, most players won't stop and indeed, if they are kneeling, the inbounder isn't going to run into them and indeed it would happen at lower levels and indeed it would be handled accordingly and indeed.... Good points by all.

If an inbounder intentionally ran into the kneeling/standing player, my gut would be a no-call or offensive foul, depending on actual actions.

What would your rationale and/or rule support be for a offensive foul?

[bucky]

Originally Posted by deecee

What would your rationale and/or rule support be for a offensive foul?

As a response for this question, my rationale would be that it was an impolite gesture.

[deecee]

Originally Posted by bucky

As a response for this question, my rationale would be that it was an impolite gesture.

That's reasonable.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Raymond

It seems a couple of posters are saying that a player kneeling OOB, tying his shoes, should not be liable for any contact with the thrower-in.

If that is true, then that is a very bad way to think IMO.

Peace