Fun With Incidental Contact ...

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

Originally Posted by Raymond

If there was a foul to be considered, it would have been on black for tripping. There's nothing white did that would even be in consideration.

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Originally Posted by BillyMac

Saw it. Thought about it. Passed on it. Might reconsider it.

Raymond:

Like Billy I went back and looked at the video one more time and I have reconsidered. I see contact and it is a Blocking Foul by Black.

MTD, Sr.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.

I went back and looked at the video one more time and I have reconsidered. I see contact and it is a Blocking Foul by Black.

Wouldn't it be nice to have video replay available on every close, controversial, game saving, or crazy call in a game?

Of course, then the game would take five hours.

Never mind.

[MechanicGuy]

If white ends up on the floor, I'm calling a foul every single time. As it is, it's probably 50/50 as the amount of contact is hard to judge.

[JRutledge]

Player on the floor got to the spot first and tipped the ball. I got nothing on anyone.

Peace

[SC Official]

I am all for not passing on obvious illegal actions during loose balls even though “they’re going for the ball,” but there just isn’t enough here. The opponents’ positions are close enough to “equally favorable” that I think a no-call is the best decision here.

[Camron Rust]

Black, from a position slightly behind, dove into the legs of white, knocking him down. It wasn't much, but that prevented white from being able to get to the ball....foul on black.

[bob jenkins]

I can see this being called either way (channeling my inner IAABO).

B *might be* slightly behind with his feet, but I think his torso and arm are ahead and he touches the ball first. And, B is going (more-or-less) parallel to the sideline and is the same distance from it as the ball, while W is moving from inside toward the sideline to get the ball (the ball is between the VB line and the BK sideline; W is on the VB line).