Block/Charge RA Play: Off Rebound

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by just another ref

I think the original point was that things are accepted as fact that are not stated in so many words in the book(s).

Not all vernacular is used in the rulebook, nor would any reasonable person expect it to be used. That is also why there is a casebook to tell us how to interpret the rules. Not every definition is clear as crystal to tell us how it can be applied. If all rules written were clear, then you would not need a casebook in the first place. And some rules or interpretations are not in the rulebook at all. Like the rule where the casebook talks about giving a T for a delay tactic with less than 5 seconds on the clock. That is an interpretation that is not anywhere in the rulebook to call a technical foul for that specific act.

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