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Originally posted by MN BB Ref
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Originally posted by Rich Fronheiser
Or it's nothing.
Does the contact put the defender at a disadvantage?
Most of the time contact like this is rightfully called an out-of-bounds violation as the player with the ball ends up out of bounds.
Rich
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Though this play doesn't appear to put the defender at a disadvantage as the contact was slight, IMHO that truly isn't the case. The defender obtained legal guarding position and probably was attempting to draw the foul. The offensive player contacted the defensive player in a minor fashion, but contact occurred none the less. By rule this is a foul and the defender was put at a disadvantage. Why? Well if we don't call the foul and allow the offensive player to continue with the ball the defender is now in a disadvantaged position to defend the ball.
Agree??? Disagree???
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Disagree. The rules require us to ignore incidental contact. Sven already said he judged the contact to be
incidental.
Wed Feb 05, 2003, 11:13am
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