hitting on arms during rebound

[RookieDude]

Originally posted by Jurassic Referee

By rule, B1 sureashell can. The exact rule is written above a coupla times, and I ain't writing it again. Can you cite me a rule that states that B1 CAN'T legally raise his arms vertically above his head in SOME instances? If A1 is shooting a jumper over B1, and his hands follow through into the space directly overhead of B1 in front of him, is it a foul on B1 if the shooter makes contact with B1's arms that are straight up over his head? If B1 is in the act of putting his arms STRAIGHT UP when the contact with the shooter's arms occur over top of the defender's head, is your common sense also telling you that this is now a foul on the defender? Same concept, Dude.

Apples and Oranges my friend...
In your scenario A1, jumper, made or initiated contact with B1 who had his hands "straight up over his head".
No foul on B1 here.

In my scenario, B1 is the one who made or initiated contact with A1's arm, trying to knock the ball loose.
Foul on B1 here...at least in the games I call.

JR, you can probably quote the rule book backwards and forwards...but me thinks you are reading to much in to this particular rule...this one smells like a foul to me...like a rotten apple.