The Call Most Often, or Most Egregiously, Missed

Joe · #11 (**permalink**) Fri Jun 13, 2003, 07:08pm

FWIW, I agree with you re. convergent paths, however,
the play I visualized in the original post was a
stationary, or near stationary shooter who "fakes"
his shot, causing the defender to jump, then jumps or
lunges into or under the defender. Usually "faking"
a shot requires two hands on the ball (MJ and Dr. J
aside) so I assume the shooter already picked up his dribble.

Quote:

Originally posted by ChuckElias

Quote:

Originally posted by Camron Rust
What would this mean if your analogy were true? If the two players are on convergent paths, the first (perhaps only) one off the ground could not foul. Example: If I, as a defender, saw an opponent driving, I could cut towards a point along his intended path, jump towards it before he got there and before he jumped, crash onto the dribbler/shooter and draw a foul on the him.

Of course this is not the case.

Camron, you're now the third person to make this same point. Maybe the third time's the charm?