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[Adam]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

Not to get in between friends but I think JRut's point might be that a clear path doesn't have any bearing on our judgement. For instance:

A1 has a fast break, around 25' from the basket B1 grabs A1 around the waist from behind. In deciding whether or not to assess an IF on B1 does it matter whether Team B had another defender in between A1 and the basket?

Probably not on that play, but Rut said it's "irrelevant," and that's just not correct. It may not be relevant on a particular play, but it's certainly a criteria based on the "obvious advantage" portion of the rule.

I'm done with it, though.