Shooting Foul/PC/Nothing?

[MD Longhorn]

PC or nothing... leaning PC though.

No call or PC....that's a ballsy call.

[OKREF]

PC or nothing. No way I penalize the defense for this.

[JRutledge]

I do not think this is a legal defender. But when a shooter just throws himself into a defender like this, I cannot penalize the defender.

Peace

[johnny d]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

I do not think this is a legal defender. But when a shooter just throws himself into a defender like this, I cannot penalize the defender.

Peace

I disagree. It might not be fair, but once the defender fails to gain or loses LGP, then he is responsible for contact, even if said contact was completely initiated by the offensive player.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by johnny d

I disagree. It might not be fair, but once the defender fails to gain or loses LGP, then he is responsible for contact, even if said contact was completely initiated by the offensive player.

I look at this play similarly to when a ball handler pushes off with their off arm that is not dribbling. Of course in many cases the defender might not be in LGP, but that does not give them the right to push off or create space just to take a shot or to get around the defender. So this to me is similar in the fact the shooter did an unusual motion just to throw himself into his opponent. That is why I would likely try to pass on this or call a foul on the shooter. But that would be if I was thinking that fast or had the proper angle to see all of that action by the shooter.

Peace

[Ref16]

Player control if there is a whistle...

I would most likely have nothing here

[Rich]

It's a miserable thing because the right call (no call) is gonna get you screamed at more than making the wrong call (defensive foul).

[Spence]

The defender was called for the foul. Watching it live I thought it was the right call. With benefit of replay and slow motion I can see why fans of the defender's team might disagree.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Spence

The defender was called for the foul. Watching it live I thought it was the right call. With benefit of replay and slow motion I can see why fans of the defender's team might disagree.

I couldn't care less about either team, but I'm with MD Longhorn on this. PC or nothing. The defender looks veritical to me, I don't see what he did wrong.

[HokiePaul]

Originally Posted by Spence

The defender was called for the foul. Watching it live I thought it was the right call. With benefit of replay and slow motion I can see why fans of the defender's team might disagree.

I agree with this. From the angle here, in slow motion, it did appear that the defender was jumping pretty much vertically, but a view from the endline might show something different.

[JetMetFan]

PC or nothing on this for me. I'd lean towards nothing mainly because the defender wasn't (edit) displaced.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by JetMetFan

PC or nothing on this for me. I'd lean towards nothing mainly because the defender was displaced.

I'm confused.

[JetMetFan]

Originally Posted by Adam

I'm confused.

Sorry. I mean't wasn't. I changed my original post.