Trip on a rebound

[kk13]

Why not a block in both?

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by kk13

Why not a block in both?

B/c the rules are different.

[twocentsworth]

We've had a simialr discussion of this type of play before...someone will come along with specific rule citations shortly, but in a nutshell:

NFHS: each player is entitled to a spot on the floor (regardless of player location or whether player is standing/kneeling/laying down.

NCAA-M: any player that has not established LGP and causes (by way of contact) the ball handler to trip/fall/loose control of the ball has committed an "automatic" (to use a John Adams term) foul.

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by twocentsworth

NCAA-M: any player that has not established LGP and causes (by way of contact) the ball handler to trip/fall/loose control of the ball has committed an "automatic" (to use a John Adams term) foul.

While more positions are not considered legal when it comes to what is or isn't a block (as in laying on the floor), it isn't quite that universal.