Watch Your Step
 

I have another rules question for anyone who can help. During the game, a player continually uses a spin move to blow by opponents. The spin move in and of itself is legal, but many times when he makes this move, he accidentally (at least I think it's accidentally) steps on the defender's foot, causing the defender to stumble for just a moment. Is this a foul?

Thanks for all advice..you folks have been a lot of help.

Play on

If it is as you say (accidentally), then I would have nothing. If you deem it purposefully, go ahead and call the player control foul. I will comment though, that I have a hard time seeing a player purposefully stepping on a player's foot while doing a spin move.

PC foul if it prevents the defender from performing normal defensive movements. If it makes him stumble, that qualifies, IMO. We wouldn't let the defender step on the dribbler's foot.

Frankly, I can't say I've ever seen this, so if I saw a player doing it multiple times, I wouldn't be inclined to think it was an accident.

If he does it repeatedly and eventually injures the defender's foot, you may have to stop the game and call a toe truck. :eek:

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If a player is truly stepping on a defenders foot during a spin move on purpose, it will only take one rolled ankle for him/her to take that move out their repertoire :)

Ridiculous

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I'll bite. How?
Do you allow the defender to step on the ball handler's foot preventing him from jumping or driving? Do you allow a post player to step on the defender's foot, preventing him from jumping to defend a shot?

This is what I was thinking
 

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If it's repetitive, eventually he's going to blow out his ankle.

But, like others have said, as fast as the game is/a spin move can occur, it's hard for me to envision a player purposely stepping on another player's foot over and over again......