Championship Game Possible Flagrant 1

[tref]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

If this is not a basketball play, then what the heck is a basketball play? Defenders do try to block shots from time to time and if that is your opinion on that, then I guess all hard contact results from non-basketball plays.

Peace

True story, but basketball plays that result in "excessive & unnecessary" contact still fit the description of a FF1.

[Welpe]

Put me down for FF1.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by tref

True story, but basketball plays that result in "excessive & unnecessary" contact still fit the description of a FF1.

Excessive and unnecessary are judgment calls. Once again, if this is a FF, then all block shot attempts that result in a foul with a player hitting the floor are FF1 calls. I do not think that is the intent or purpose of the rule. If the guys were from behind maybe, but not when he is taking on two guys to try to go to the basket. If anything he tried to do something he could not do and that is why he fell. And I believe that is why it was not called anything other than a regular foul.

Peace

[tref]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

Excessive and unnecessary are judgment calls. Once again, if this is a FF, then all block shot attempts that result in a foul with a player hitting the floor are FF1 calls. I do not think that is the intent or purpose of the rule. If the guys were from behind maybe, but not when he is taking on two guys to try to go to the basket. If anything he tried to do something he could not do and that is why he fell. And I believe that is why it was not called anything other than a regular foul.

Peace

I agree with you, what's excessive & unnecessary to one may or may not meet the standards for another.
That is obvious from the posts in this thread