Reasonable space between defenders

[Adam]

Originally Posted by wyo96

B1 and B2 are in the lane with legal guarding position, @ 3 feet or closer apart.
A1 tries to dribble between B1/B2. As A1 moves between, B1 leans or moves his hip/knee closer to B2. (sticks out his knee may be a better description)

A1 crashes to the floor because of contact.

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

Case book play 10.6.7 unequivocably and definitively says it's a foul on the dribbler. There's no "greater responsibility for contact" language attached to the ruling.

Really? Or are you not addressing the play he provides?

[just another ref]

Not sure I had ever read this case play before. Whoever wrote this case play thinks three feet is necessary for a dribbler to pass between two defenders without contact?? 32 inches is a common size for interior doorways.
Shaquille O'Neal could pass between 2 defenders 3 feet apart without contact.

[NoFussRef]

I wouldn't care if the defenders were kissing each other... yes the greater responsibility for contact is on the dribbler, but once B stuck his/her knee out that all goes out the window, Tweet!-Block!

[just another ref]

Originally Posted by NoFussRef

I wouldn't care if the defenders were kissing each other... yes the greater responsibility for contact is on the dribbler, but once B stuck his/her knee out that all goes out the window, Tweet!-Block!

+1 As far as I'm concerned, 3 feet has no special significance in this case. The point of this case play is that the defenders were positioned close enough together that the dribbler could not pass between without contact. The actual measurement involved would vary greatly with the size of the players involved.

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

Really? Or are you not addressing the play he provides?

Not really. I was addressing the case book play but I should have been addressing the OP. If a defender sticks a knee out, it should be a block.

My bad.

[Rich]

Your play (OP) is not the play where this case play applies. It's where a player tries to squeeze through two other players. When that happens, inevitably, the dribbler will travel as he tries to complete the move. If there's incidental contact there, pass. If there's significant contact caused by A1 trying to go through the defenders (who don't do something unusual like try to stick a leg out), call a PC foul.