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There's been numerous examples this season where the defender moves sideways into the offensive player, has not set his feet, has not established defensive position etc. and still gets the charging call, whereas in past years these plays were typically ruled blocks. Jon |
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LGP is NOT required to draw a charging foul from an offensive player. A defender can move sideways and still have LGP. A defender is allowed to move into the path of the offensive player. He simply needs to get to the spot first and before an airborne shooter leaves the floor. His feet do not have to be set. Other than the placement of the arc, officiating these types of plays hasn't changed. Officials are not going to get every call right. They didn't last year and they aren't this year. missing one block/charge a game is not unusual, at any level.
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Like I wasn't expecting this. The old canard, you aren't a ref so you can't possibly understand the rules.
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Obviously it depends on the exact circumstances, which is something that granted I have not been able to provide, since I haven't taken the time to record and document these things. But despite that, I still maintain that calls which in past years were blocks seem to more and more be called charges. And the examples I've mentioned were all cases where IMO, a block would have been called in past years. Quote:
Thanks for the response. Jon |
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The plays are being called differently this year, possibly because the fact that the area is now marked changes the perception of the officials. (I would assume there will be statistics available somewhere, regarding the numbers of blocks vs. charges for each year.) Or, your perception of these calls has changed. Which is more likely?
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Moving sideways into the path of the offensive player, unless the offensive player is airborne, is generally legal. You really seem to be stuck on the common misconception that being set and not moving are the requirements for getting a charge. It is a misconception perpetuated by announcers and even coaches, but it is just not true. The time when those things do become relevant is when the offensive player jumps. The only time the defender is prohibited from moving sideways INTO the path of the offensive player is after that player has jumped. Any other sideways movement is legal. Having both feet on the floor is only required momentarily when the defender initial gets in the offensive player's path. After that, there are no requirements on the feet at all. Quote:
For a long time, many officials, even before the RA was formally instituted, called plays at the basket in a manner similar to having a restricted area arc. The problem was that everyone's range of what was too far under the basket differed....right under, 3 feet, 5 feet....no consistency. A lot of plays were getting called blocks because they were too close and the defender didn't know how far out they had to be because it changed every night. They technically had LGP, but were too deep and many officials would never call a charge on those....two bodies would go down and it would either be a no-call or a block. There were still some charges called when the defenders were a few feet out but it was not predictable. Now, there is a clear mark. Plays that were no-called or blocks before now may be charges because the refs know exactly how far out is far enough instead of each having their own distance. What has also changed is that players, knowing where they need to be get a charge, are getting there. The plays are not the same. They're setting up farther out because they have to in order to avoid the automatic block. So, it is not just that the refs are calling it differently, the players are playing differently....in a way where they can get the charge. At the same time, the powers that be have been demanding that if two bodies go down, there should almost always be a call on one of them. In the past, you had a lot of officials doing the "get up" thing with no call when the contact was not excessive. Most often, those occurred with defender in the vicinity of the basket and the shooter floating into them. That is disappearing. If the defender is there and the shooter knocks them down and also fall, they're probably getting a whistle now. And I think more of those were probably charges than blocks.
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Camron,
Thanks for the reply. I'll have to review it and compare it to the rule book when I have more time. FYI, I asked the head NCAA statistician if he has noticed an increase in the number of charges as compared to blocks this season, but unfortunately this is not something he (nor someplace like statsheet) tracks. Does anyone happen to know whether these numbers are available somewhere? Thanks again, Jon |
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Yes.
One such example would be a defender establishing legal screening position on an offensive player.
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