Hand-check Question

[ChuckElias]

I may draw fire on this, but handchecking is one thing that I think the NBA has a better perspective on than we do at the HS and possibly even at the college level. In the NBA, officials are to judge whether the speed, balance, or quickness of the dribbler have been affected by the contact. If so, then call a foul. If not (as it sounds in the case you describe), then let the play continue to the hoop. It's just my opinion, but I think that giving the speed-balance-quickness guideline is more helpful than trying to apply a vaguer sense of advantage/disadvantage. The result should be the same; since affecting one of those three things will put the dribbler at a disadvantage. But I like to add speed/balance/quickness to my mental game. I think it's helped me, personally.