Five Second Count Screen

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Originally Posted by Ralph

Rule 4-40-8: A player may not "...push the screener aside to MAINTAIN a guarding position on an opponent."

The key here is that a player CAN MAINTAIN a legal guarding position through a screen - just can't displace the screener. Just because there is a screener does not mean A1 is not being closely guarded by B1 as he passes by or through the screen. Likewise, if B2 picks up A1 on the other side of the screen the count continues.

No, he can't. So says the NFHS and the IAABO.

You proved yourself wrong. If he maintained closely guarded postion by being behind the screener, he wouldn't need to push him out of the way to MANTAIN guarding position, would he?

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

Disagree.

Casebook play 9.10.3(b)-- from the RULING: "....a violation within 5 seconds ....if any B player is within six feet of the ball and is attempting to gain control of the ball. Preventing opponents from getting to the ball by using screening teammates becomes a violation in five seconds if the opponents are attempting to gain control."

LOL! That's funny as hell! First, you don't post the play. Then, you edit the ruling by using ... to suit your needs. If somebody else did that, you have a damn fit!!

Why don't you post the entire play instead of just copy and pasting part of the ruling to suit your needs?

One screener does not prevent a defender from going around him and re-establishing a guarded position. 4 teammates encircling a player with the ball or fencing him at the sideline is an ENTIRELY different situation. C'mon Woody, you're smarter than that.