Referee The Defense?

[Coltdoggs]

Originally Posted by jdw3018

I apply it in all situations, but even moreso in on-ball situations. If you focus on the defender while remaining aware of the offensive player for violations, you will be better able to determine if contact is illegal, and whether the defender has legal guarding position in the case of contact.

I found that before I was taught this, I would focus on the ball handler much more often, and in those situations it's much more difficult to determine who causes contact, whether that contact is illegal, and whether legal guarding position has been obtained prior to certain types of contact.

I like what you are saying....

I would add this...We know where the ball handler is going....to the hoop (and I use that loosely, they might be moving from wing to baseline to make a pass to the post or whatever) point being, the O's job is to get to the hoop and get the ball in there.

As has been stated, if you focus on the ball handler, you have no idea if the D had LGP or if their movement caused the contact or if they beat the O to the spot and then contact happened OR if they are going down before contact.

These coaches that cry about PC calls by saying "He (the D) was not set).....defender doesn't have to be "set".....it's about how he's moving and when/how the contact occurs....You can't know this watching the Offensive player....

Had one the other day where the defender was in LGP and moving with the the dribbler... on the drive dribbler lowered his shoulder and went Shaq on him....TWEET! PC!