Fun With An Extended Arm ...

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

He stuck his arm out, but sticking your arm out does not mean you hooked or used it in any way.

I see your point.

If a ball handler simply sticks his arm out without making any contact, that's nothing.

However if the ball handler sticks his arm out, and makes contact, then it becomes a subjective judgement call and one has to consider advantage and disadvantage (I actually viewed this as incidental contact, as did 34% of my IAABO colleagues).

If the extended arm prevents the defender from going somewhere he wants to go, it's a player control foul.

What made this play so difficult was that the defender was so passive.

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

... B certainly isn't being aggressive on defense.

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Agree on the relatively passive defense. Black #11 is playing like he's got four fouls.