What is the call?

dsturdy5 · #1 (**permalink**) Mon Mar 24, 2003, 03:20pm

Girls middle school tournament game.

A-1 has the ball at the top of the key, B-1 guarding A-1 is playing way off of her, daring A-1 to shoot. A-2 keeps running in between A-1 and B-1, not trying to get open but trying to distract the defender. Any call?

Team B's coach was all up in arms over this. I told her that if anything, it is helping her team because she only has to guard 4 players since A-2 does not even want the ball.

Clearly she was not trying to set a pick so I could not call an illegal screen. However, this did not seem legal either.

ChuckElias · #2 (**permalink**) Mon Mar 24, 2003, 03:25pm

No contact. No call.

ROMANO · #3 (**permalink**) Mon Mar 24, 2003, 04:31pm

i would like to say that:
SOMETIMES NO CALL IS THE BEST CALL!

wizard · #4 (**permalink**) Mon Mar 24, 2003, 04:40pm

I'm sure B-1's mom was standing up and screaming, "THAT'S A MOVING SCREEN!"

RefSouthAlb · #5 (**permalink**) Mon Mar 24, 2003, 04:49pm

T the player for "being silly".

Kidding.

Can't see anything remotely that you would call.

A 2 has every right to occupy anyspace on the floor that isn't aleady occupied or will be occupied(ie Allowing a shooter to land).

She could do somersaults between the 2 players if she wanted to as long as there was no contact or advantage gained.

Stan · #6 (**permalink**) Mon Mar 24, 2003, 05:38pm

Were they required to be in a man to man defense? That is done around here quite a bit, however, it generally is for elementary levals.

JugglingReferee · #7 (**permalink**) Wed Mar 26, 2003, 12:14am

Quote:

Originally posted by wizard
I'm sure B-1's mom was standing up and screaming, "THAT'S A MOVING SCREEN!"

And probably "3 in the key" too.