Leg Tap

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

Okay, so let me quote BillyMac's posted POE, "The rule and point of emphasis is designed to penalize actions that are clearly not related to playing the game of basketball properly and that intentionally restrict vision."

Nothing in the the rule excludes the shooter from protection here, and there's nothing in the POE that leads me to believe the shooter is somehow fair game for this practice.

Well, if you think the following from that POE is nothing it sureasheck ain't worth discussing it any further with you....

"The committee does not intend for good defense to be penalized. CHALLENGING A SHOOTER WITH A 'HAND IN THE FACE' or fronting a post player with a hand in the air to prevent a post pass ARE EXAMPLES OF ACCEPTABLE BEHAVIOR."

I don't know what could be clearer...but that's just me.

I'd recommend that anybody reading this talk to a competent and recognized rules interpreter before calling a "T" on a defender putting an open hand in a shooter's face.