"And 1's"

[truerookie]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

I'm saying that once I the idea of A/D clicked with me and I started applying it, I started getting better at it. I still occasionally call the shooting foul that I regret later, but I'm getting better at waiting a second to see if it affects the shot (note, I don't wait to see if the shot goes in.)

I understand what you are saying. Can you point me in the right direction about the A/D in the rule book? I want to understand this rule better.

[Adam]

Rule 4-19, the definition of a foul:

Originally Posted by rule 4-19, in part

A personal foul is a player foul which involves illegal contact with an opponent while the ball is live, which hinders an opponent from performing normal defensive and offensive movements....

Combine that with rule 4-27-3:

Originally Posted by rule 4-27-3

Similarly, contact which does not hinder the opponent from participating in normal defensive or offensive movements should be considered incidental.

Protecting the airborne shooter does not imply you have to call a foul every time there is contact. Often times in the post there is contact which has no affect on the shooter, especially in the post.