Pick / Charge

[ColdShot]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

You said it happens "all the time." It doesn't. Frankly, I haven't witnessed the original scenario more than a couple times in my career. It's rare, to be honest. I'd say it's rare because offensive players don't tend to run blind.

Really?

Utah vs Golden State last night:

First half:

Kirilenko moving without the ball on the left side of the lane, pass from the
left corner forces him to look away from the hoop, player steps in on his
blind side just after the catch, collision before a full step, block called.

Oukur, moving without the ball on the left side of the lane, pass from the
left wing forces him to look away from the hoop, Ellis steps in on his
blind side just after the catch, collision before a full step, charge called.

Second half:

Boozer running near the top of the key without the ball, pass comes from back court forces him to look away from the hoop, Biedrins steps in, near
instantaneous contact, travel called (couldn't see the steps because of the
camera angle, but as mentioned earlier in this thread officials sometimes
call a travel in this case when they are not sure).

The Boozer play was exactly like the original examples, the other two
had the same essential elements: offensive player *must* look away from
his path to catch a pass and contact occurs immediately. While three of
these in the same game might be unusual, seeing only two in your entire
career is a bit hard to believe: I was born at night, but I wasn't born
last night.