held ball or foul

[rockyroad]

Originally posted by ysong

I see, it is not a matter of how severe the contact is, but whether the ball handler's freedom is reduecd. Thanks, Bob.

Also, you believe this kind of steals are indeed considered unreasonable, and players should not attempt those, is that right?

Thanks.

players can attempt anything they want to...you're not going to call a foul because they attempted something you don't think they should attempt. Call the foul when they make enough contact to disrupt the play or cause the offensive player to lose control of the ball, etc...