Block/Charge:John Adams Theroy

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

Originally Posted by MOofficial

Just listened to John Adams speak about his theroy on the block charge under the basket. I have never heard it put this way but after he said this it made so much sense.

For those of you who dont know, John is the newly appointed NCAA National Coordiator of Officials, bascially he runs the Tournament in March.

Here is what John said:

The offensive players goal is to try and score the basketball and the job of the defense is to prevent the offense from scoring, then how can the defense be preventing the offense from scoring when standing under the basket trying to take a charge when the ball is out of the offesive players hand for a layup.

Basically what thats saying is that instead of having an arc drawn on the floor, that play is a block everytime. No matter how long they were standing there. After hearing that I fully agree with that philosophy

MOfficial:

Are you sure you heard him correctly? I cannot believe that the NCAA Coordinator of Men's Basketball Official would publically make such a grossly inaccurate statement. John Adams has been a basketball official for over 25 years, including over fifteen (15) years as a Division I official. I find it difficult to believe that he would be so ignorant of the definitions of guarding and screening.

"Say it ain't so Joe?"

MTD, Sr.

P.S. If he really did make such a statement I hope that a personal friend of him will have a sit down with him and explain the rule him.