Pick and Roll Follow Up, Posting Up

[Adam]

QUOTE]Originally posted by ryan330i

Boxing out does and should upset the positioning of the player without being a foul. That's the whole point. You can't just stand between someone and the basket without putting your body on them and expect that to be effective.

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Ryan,
The problem with this post is basic logic. If B1 is sticking his *** out of his vertical plane and upsets A1's balance, it's a foul by definition. Boxing out that involves pushing and displacement, with intent, is lazy. The player boxing out should be able to do so without violating the rules, without "pushing" or "knocking off balance." Essentially, it's the same as setting a legal screen.
It seems to me this is a lot like holding in football. In spite of how often we think it gets called, it is simply not a good block if the blocker holds.

You probably never see this called for two reasons. First, I don't think it really happens that often at any significant level of ball. Players are too coordinated, and they're not going to get knocked off balance (or "on their heels") by slight contact that they are expecting. If it does happen, the chances of a real rebounding advantage happening at the same time are minimal given the odds of the ball going to that spot.

Bottom line, it's just not true that a good box out knocks the boxed player on his heels. No matter how many games you've watched.