Pushing out of bounds

[JRutledge]

Originally posted by ysong
Thanks BktBallRef for clarifing this.

Now I realize that if the dribble initiate contact on the front of defender's torso, then the dribbler's act is illegal.

But what is the contact is on the side (not the front) of the defender torso? What is the contact is minor AND on the side of defender's torso? do you still call it a foul?

Thanks again.

ysong

I do not think it is good officiating to call a foul on a dribbler that tries to squeeze by a defender. Of course if the defender used their body to simply push the dribbler out of bounds, that is one thing. But I do not think you should bail out the ball handler just because there is contact. No different than a shooter trying to take on 3 defenders and getting some contact on a circus attempt at a shot. The dribbler should realize that he has no where to go and make a better decision in my opinion.

Peace