Hand Checking

[bob jenkins]

Originally posted by carldog
I remember a line from last year's discussion of this topic, and it went something like this:

If placing hands on the dribbler does not give the defender an distinct Advantage...then why would he do so?

Hmm -- is the definition of "foul" something like "the defender gets and advantage" or is it something like "hinders the opponent's normal offensive or defensive maneuvers?"