Pick and Roll Rule

[Judtech]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

Why? What sorts of rights or priveleges do cutters have? Where is "cutter" defined?
they're all screeners, IMO. And LGP is not required for a screen, nor is it required for the defender to be protected from an illegal screen. LGP is a red herring, IMO.

In a pick and roll play, the player who sets the pick can then become the cutter after the initial contact is broken. If a cutter is moving to the basket and the defender is attempting to get around them and are not being displaced or held then there would be incidental contact. If a screener makes contact with a defender, mantains contacts and "rolls" then you have the makings of an illegal screen. My point was that once contact is broken on the initial screen, contact between the defender and cutter is not an automatic foul on the cutter, and I would be inclined not to call a blocking foul on the cutter based on the reasons I stated.
As to LGP If another player, or the person who was being originally screened, slides over in the path of the cutter, regardless of on a pick and roll or garden variety cuttery, establishes LGP and gets displaced then we have a foul. To me it seemed that there were 2 seperate plays being discussed. I agree that in the original play LGP is a Red Herring, even though I am allergic to seafood!