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[btaylor64]

Originally Posted by Back In The Saddle

Minor contact on the shooter that does not alter the shot or give an advantage is not a foul. Therefore there is nothing to protect the shooter from.

So if an airborne shooter goes up and releases and the defender is underneath him and the shooter lands on him and rolls his ankle, you got nothing since it didn't affect his shot?

I believe there are some plays where you have to blow regardless of advantage/disadvantage.

[Back In The Saddle]

Originally Posted by btaylor64

So if an airborne shooter goes up and releases and the defender is underneath him and the shooter lands on him and rolls his ankle, you got nothing since it didn't affect his shot?

I believe there are some plays where you have to blow regardless of advantage/disadvantage.

First of all, there's that freaking big OR in there. If there's an advantage gained, even if the shot isn't altered it's still a foul. If the defender slides under the airborne shooter and causes the shooter to land on him, that's an advantage.

Second of all, just because a player rolls an ankle does not justify a foul. At all. Ever. Fuggedaboutit. If the contact that led to the rolled ankle is a foul, call the foul. If the contact is incidental, you should not call anything. Basketball is an inherently risky sport. Just because a player is injured does not automatically mean that somebody has to "pay."