Dallas-SA

[BktBallRef]

Originally posted by Joe
"A defender came flying at the shooter but in a path that clearly was going to carry them past and to the side of the shooter. The shooter jumped sideways into the defender. The foul was correctly called on the offense."

That's exactly what happened on the Van Exel call (except
it was called on the defense) and 100's (1000's?) of Reggie Miller plays (100% *I* remember also called on the D).

I guess my question is why does that call so rarely favor
the defense? Other player control fouls seem to be called
correctly on a reasonably consistent basis.

The defender is entitled to the spot if he has obtained a legal guarded position. He is not necessarily entitled to it because he's headed in that direction. "A defender that came flying at the shooter..." has not obtained legal guarding position nor is he staying within a vertical plane.