Legal Guarding position or Blocking Foul? (Video)

[ilyazhito]

Would this be a block of the "straight block" variety or of the "block-point" (block because of restricted area) variety? I would have either, because the defender's right foot is in the restricted area when he is trying to establish position on the offensive player. I also have the defender failing to beat the offensive player to the spot before the offensive player goes airborne. Thus, I cannot call this play a charge.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by ilyazhito

... I would have either, because the defender's right foot is in the restricted area when he is trying to establish position on the offensive player...

You must be watching this on a phone, because on my 19" desktop monitor the defender is clearly outside of the RA.

[ilyazhito]

Originally Posted by Raymond

You must be watching this on a phone, because on my 19" desktop monitor the defender is clearly outside of the RA.

I was watching the video on a laptop, and I had the defender in the RA (the "on or over" language comes to mind). Even if he were not in the RA, the defender still failed to beat the offensive player to the spot prior to the offensive player going airborne, so there would be a block anyway.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by ilyazhito

I was watching the video on a laptop, and I had the defender in the RA (the "on or over" language comes to mind). Even if he were not in the RA, the defender still failed to beat the offensive player to the spot prior to the offensive player going airborne, so there would be a block anyway.

He's not in the RA, and if you went to the monitor to review this play you would be getting it wrong by saying he's in the RA.

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[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by Raymond

He's not in the RA, and if you went to the monitor to review this play you would be getting it wrong by saying he's in the RA.

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His right foot was certainly not in the RA. However, I'm not so sure about the left. It appears he may be out, but I can't say with 100% certainty from the angle we have that his heel was not over the RA.