Fun With An Elbow To The Throat ...

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Watch White #30's head snap back (I don't believe that she's acting). Yes, it could be due to an elbow into her upper chest, and yes, we don't get a good look at the actual point contact because of the angle of the video (White #30's right arm is in the way), but if it looks like an elbow to the throat, swims like an elbow to the throat, and quacks like an elbow to the throat, then it probably could be an elbow to the throat (not certain, but I think that is was).

For sake of argument, if, indeed, it really was an actual elbow to the throat, should we, at least, consider an intentional foul?

And if it's actually not an elbow to the throat, then my point is moot.

You are missing the point as usual. I did not that there was absolutely no contact with the opponent. I am saying that this should have been a foul long before this action at the end. And just because you make contact with the head and neck area, does not constitution under the rules an intentional foul automatically. If that was the case many fouls on a shooter to the basket would result in an intentional foul, which I never hear hardly anyone debate when the contact is slight and part of normal basketball action. So if you want to call that mess, fine. I do not work for IAABO so again I do not care what they suggest. But the NCAA talks about specific arm movement that is considered illegal by interpretation and we have no such standard or discussion at the NF level. If they did, we might have a foul before this even progressed. In Men's interpretation, the straight arm and contact are stated to be a foul alone. So that would stop everything else. Not about her faking anything, just not what the rule currently says should be an intentional foul.

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