If I could change one rule, it would be....

[Rich]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

Of course that's what I meant, too. I'm not calling that tap with the ball handler past the defender at *any* point of the game and certainly not here, either.

I know it's obnoxious to quote myself, but I wanted to add one thing -- part of the equation of whether I call the foul here is whether a defender is in position to escalate the situation. If it's one defender who "swings and almost misses" and there's nobody anywhere near the ball as the guard goes by, I see no reason to have a different standard. But what normally happens is (a) the guard lets the foul happen or (b) there's another defender right there who will follow-up the no call with a harder foul. That's when I'm jumping in.

I've seen teams come back in games where the officials try to let the clock run and pass on legitimate fouls only to see B steal the ball and go the other way. That's one thing I try to make sure never happens.