Years ago, David Adelman (Rick's son) played in our local rec league. During one game, he ran from the division line to the end line (he did not have the ball) and the other team just "scattered" out of his way, but there was no contact involved. The opposing coach yelled, "He can't just barrel his way through there like that!" I turned to him and said, "If there's no contact, he can." The coach told me the rule should be changed.

Yeah? To what? ;)

BTW - that year Rick, while coach of the Blazers, was at our "tryout" day. All kids get to play and there's no cuts, so it's just a display of skills so coaches can take notes before choosing their teams. I was standing next to Rick and we were watching the players. I said to him, "Ya' know what's really scary about this, Rick?" He said, "No, what?" I replied, "All 1200 of them are unrestricted free agents!" He laughed and said, "Man, that is scary!"

Another Myth Bites The Dust ...
 

A moving screen is not in and of itself a foul, contact must occur for a foul to be called. If a blind screen is set on a stationary defender, the defender must be given one normal step to change direction and attempt to avoid contact. If a screen is set on a moving defender, the defender gets a minimum of one step and a maximum of two steps, depending on the speed and distance of the defender.