PC foul under/near basket?

[stripes]

Originally posted by rainmaker
Drake M:

Actually these various detailed situations were not what we hashed to death a couple of months ago. As described by rockyroad above, this is a very different ruling from what I had been assuming Eli Roe, crew, and stripes were talking about. This is not just any old defender under the basket at any old time, as in the NBA. I may still disagree with Barb Jacobs in the end, but it's good to see that she's not as far out to lunch as has been implied.

Just goes to show you that it is not necessarily what is said, but how it is reported that people tend to remember. Mr. DeNucci, obviously, does not like the interpretation, and his opinion of the interpretation taints his discussion of the issue, just like my acceptance of the ruling taints my posts. so, learn about what the basis of the discussions are and form your own opinions. The thing that I will say, and I believe it to be true, the further you go up the officiating ladder, the more this type of ruling is not only common, it is expected. If you are the only one calling it "by the book", in this case, you will not last long at that level.