Legal and Illegal use of elbows

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

blindzebra:

I am being consistent in both plays. The problem is that the concept of verticalty applies to both the offense and the defense. I am sorry that you and everybodyelse who disagrees with my position do not accept that concept that verticality applies to both the offense and the defense, but is a fact of basketball life.

Just because everybodyelse says I am wrong does not mean I am wrong. Unlike too many politicians, when I am asked to make a rules interpretation, I do not run a flag up a flag pole to see which way the wind is blowing. I base my interpretations upon the rules and casebook plays that apply to the situation. If the play is an exceptionally unsual one I will send my intepretation to the editor(s) of the appropriate rules committees as well as some of the current and past members of the appropriate rules committees for vetting.

The play being discussed in this thread as well as the other thread are very pedestrian plays If either of these two plays were on the NFHS rules examination that my student officials must pass to become registered by the OhioHSAA I would expect them to get the play(s) correct.

I guess you could say that I am not going to admit that I am wrong because I am the only one advocating my position as you requested in the other thread. My position is the correct one. If you find my attitude arrogant there is really nothing I can do about that; I just call them as the rules tell me to call them.

MTD, Sr.