Block/Charge RA Play: Off Rebound

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

I'm with you rocky, the defender did not move into the shooter. He moved his right foot after establishing LGP, but his torso never moved.

Unless you deliberately, and with specific concentration, stick your foot backwards or forwards in an effort to not move your torso, it is pretty hard to do. In the course of the play, I doubt the player would have done so. If you're agreeing that the player moved his foot forward, you're pretty much agreeing he was moving forward.

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

Also, did A1 even get airborne before the contact? *I just looked again, A1 created contact before leaving the ground.

And what does A1 being airborne have to do with anything? Moving forward at the time of contact is prohibited no matter the status of the opponent. The status of the shooter (airborne or not) is irrelevant to this case.

The ONLY question that has to be answered is whether the defender was moving forward at the time of contact or not.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

Unless you deliberately, and with specific concentration, stick your foot backwards or forwards in an effort to not move your torso, it is pretty hard to do. In the course of the play, I doubt the player would have done so. If you're agreeing that the player moved his foot forward, you're pretty much agreeing he was moving forward.

No, I'm saying your absolutes about what a person's body does when moving one foot are nonsense. I can move my foot all day long without it affecting my torso

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

And what does A1 being airborne have to do with anything? Moving forward at the time of contact is prohibited no matter the status of the opponent. The status of the shooter (airborne or not) is irrelevant to this case.

The ONLY question that has to be answered is whether the defender was moving forward at the time of contact or not.

His right foot is replanted before contact so the only way it would be a block is if A1 had been airborne.

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

No, I'm saying your absolutes about what a person's body does when moving one foot are nonsense. I can move my foot all day long without it affecting my torso

Yes, but you have to think about doing it. In the course of playing basketball, it wouldn't be a natural movement.

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

His right foot is replanted before contact so the only way it would be a block is if A1 had been airborne.

That is your opinion, and perhaps accurate. I had his torso still shifting forward at the time of contact. As such, even if his foot was down, it is irrelevant.