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Please, oh please, somebody tell me what W4 did wrong to earn a foul call at 17:51 of the 2nd half of the SMU/USF game on ESPNEWS.

Thanks APG:

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You can browse to the play here: ESPN3 -- SMU vs. USF

Can someone still post it if it's not too much trouble?

Those outside of the US can't watch ESPN's stream.

Thanks.

Nor most of us in the USA.

I'll try to post here and in the other thread sometime today. Hopefully my computer/internet aren't ice cold and comply.

You've forced me to send a text to APG to see if I can get better customer service. Since we're snowed in I know he's at home chilling...literally. :cool:

Snowed in?

Rare occasion where we get a bunch, and you don't.

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Leaned into the path and clobbered the guy?

Looks to me like #4 got to the ball first and was run into by the red player. I would have no problem if there was simply a no-call here. But I do see why a call was made, just not a very good reason I can come up with what they did illegally.

Peace

Looks like a foul by the defender for extending his arms into the path of the offensive player.

In all speeds this looked like a foul. How this would be a no call IMO is a tough sell.

I see W4 with his hands on an airborne pass and then getting wiped out by R12 from behind.

I have a lot easier time explaining a no-call, 2 players arrive at the same point at the same time in equally advantageous positions, then I do explaining what W4 did wrong.

If R11 were still dribbling the ball, and this contact occurred, it would have been an illegal screen.

What Nevada said. And that arm extending and contacting the offensive player actually results in rerout/hold/displace type of contact foul.

I didn't like it at first in real time, but heck of a call after seeing it again.

The contact is R12's shoulder and W4's face. W4 is the only one touching the ball at the time of the collision. Both are moving. Why is R12 entitled to that space?

Because unfortunately in this game ties go to the offense. I didn't think it were that close. Whites extended arms caused most of the initial contact/issue.

Irrelevant, IMO.

That's because R12 is vertical and W4 is horizontal, extending his upper body into the path of R12.

Guess I'm just going to have to be in the minority on this one.

Two players moving towards each other...offense wins....block.

I wish all calls were this easy. Reaching in.


JK. Block.

We call these fouls "sorry about your luck" fouls.