Fun With A Shoulder …

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Raymond

I would like to be able to see what the elbow did, because the offensive player definitely moved it in the direction of the defender. But I can't tell if there was contact because of it.

Originally Posted by JRutledge

The elbow or movement would have to be natural and this was not natural. I do not see much contact to warrant a foul ... looks like the contact did little or nothing anyway ...

Contact by offensive player White #31's shoulder, upper arm, and elbow created both space and an illegal advantage.

Watch Red #25's reaction to the contact. After the push, his body and head are forced back.

Granted, there wasn't a lot of space created (Red #25 was still able to contest the shot), but it was enough space to help White #31 to make the jumper.

Also agree with JRutledge that the movement by White #31 was not "natural".

His movement wasn't just a fake to get Red #25 into the air.

White #31 knew exactly what he wanted to do (push to create space) and he was successful (barely) at doing it.