Illegal Screen?

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

Yes....or No.

You have to determine where B1 is trying to get to.

Is B1 chucking a cutter preventing A1 from getting somewhere and committing a block in doing so or is B1 trying to defend A1 and A2 is illegally cutting of B1's path to A1.

NCAA-Men's wants us to call a double foul if the defender "blows up" an illegal screener.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by Kansas Ref

*Well, I have observed that sometimes officials are goaded into calling the non-existent but culturally-prevalent "reaching-in" pseudo-foul when Bx is defending ball-handler Ax. Bx is maintaining their LGP but also striking at the "air-space" of the dribbled ball while trying to disrupt or steal the ball--but NEVER making contact with the arm/hand/torso of Ax. I've seen officials call this a foul when no contact is made.

That may be true by improper application, but it is not true by rule book. There are no "non-contact" personal fouls. So a screener may be in the way from end line to end line, but as long as there is no contact there can be no illegal screen.