Video Request: Missouri vs. West Virginia

[#olderthanilook]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

Looks like a loose ball foul to me.

Peace

I thought so, at first, too. After looking at the video a few times, it looks like A1 gains control with a single dribble a half moment before B1 displaces him while pursuing the ball.

Tilmon just couldn't slow his big frame down to avoid contact.

Common foul.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by #olderthanilook

I thought so, at first, too. After looking at the video a few times, it looks like A1 gains control with a single dribble a half moment before B1 displaces him while pursuing the ball.

Tilmon just couldn't slow his big frame down to avoid contact.

Common foul.

I would not consider that a dribble. I would consider trying to get the ball and not any control. But you make an interesting point and the reason I think this rule was not a very good change because you will have plays like this that might be up for debate of control or when the foul occurred. If this happened in a high school game, I would have considered this a team control foul and we would not have shot FTs. But that is me based on the one angle they gave us, which to me might not tell the entire story from the official's perspective.

Peace