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Old Sat May 25, 2002, 06:21pm
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Tonight, while watching a bit of the Celtics' game, I heard something more shocking than a whistle to call a travel in the NBA.

That's right, one of the announcers said, and I quote:
"You don't have to have your feet set to draw an offensive foul."

I'm still a bit stunned by this revelation. All this time, I've apparently been doing things wrong by just looking at the defender's feet!!
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Old Sat May 25, 2002, 10:27pm
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High school - defensive player B1 has obtained a legal guarding position and jumps straight up when he is charged into by A1. Would this not be a charge without the feet being set? Rule 4-19-6 (p. 30 in Simplified and Illustrated)

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Old Sat May 25, 2002, 10:56pm
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paulis, I believe young Mr. Dexter was engaging in sarcasm.
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Old Sat May 25, 2002, 11:41pm
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Old Sun May 26, 2002, 08:08am
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wow!!!!!!! I bet everyone listining thought he was an idiot who didn't know what he was talking about too!
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Old Sun May 26, 2002, 10:47am
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Conversation (well, maybe a loud conversation)
between me & a coach at a recent AAU game right after I
made a PC call against his player:

Coach: "Dan! He wasn't set! His feet were still moving!"
Me: "Coach, you know he's allowed to move his feet."
Coach: "Yeah, sure he can, but not side to side!"
Me:

So I guess the word *is* getting out, but the message
recieved is not quite the message sent.
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Old Mon May 27, 2002, 01:14am
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Quote:
Originally posted by Mark Dexter
That's right, one of the announcers said, and I quote:
"You don't have to have your feet set to draw an offensive foul."
Mark, I noticed this too with a similar reaction!! Does it mean that Jesus is coming back tomorrow...
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