question on rule

[jentzd]

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A defender that keeps 2 hands or an elbow on the post player with the ball will draw a whistle, but I'll try & talk them out of this first. If the post is off ball I'll tend to warn players out of a foul, usually the more experienced guys will hear me & adjust. Any contact that seems unreasonable to me (obvious hold, push, elbow) gets an immediate whistle, if only to keep the game in control.
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I see. Ever since this issue came up I have been playing close attention to games on tv (mostly NBA). The best example I have seen has been either Mark Madsen or Stanislav Medvedenko defending Tim Duncan on the low post. NBA rules are slightly different however...here they allow one elbow and/or hand (read: one elbow and hand legal). Both of the guys are phisically overmatched by the tall/talented Duncan.

But, it seems that they are allowed to apply equal force(as I originally guessed). Each will have a good elbow in Duncan's back, appling at least a little pressure. Madsen was called for a foul(away from the ball) in game 3 when he actually put so much pressure with his forearm he misplaced Duncan by 2 or 3 steps. But in general neither Madsen or Medvedenko was called for a foul unless it was while Duncan was taking a shot.... The announcers referred to Madsen's defense as 'crowding'.

So, since you are right, there probably is nowhere written in a rule book in the specific detail I need...can we look at the emperical evidence and vote that using the forearm with equal(or matching) pressure is ok on the low post? Some officiating body should figure out exactly what they want and write it....

Can we get a vote?

Thanks!
-Dave