Maryland at Indiana: Undercut on Rebound? (Video)

[MathReferee]

I see contact by the Maryland player first and see him jumping slightly forward creating the first foul. Yogi certainly undercuts him but after he had already been fouled IMO.

[Adam]

My view, the contact from behind is incidental. The undercut, however, is not.

[griblets]

C had a much better angle than we do in the video. He saw the whole play, while we're guessing a bit. I believe the reason that black "jumped forward" is because white backs under him just as black jumps, taking his legs out from under him. The reason I consider it a "great" call is because C wasn't fooled into calling the foul that everyone expected him to call. Instead, he made the correct call.

[deecee]

This is a foul on white all the way. If you think the contact by black is a foul in this case you are expecting to much from any player on rebounding action. Yes contact occurs, but black essentially jumps up and any appearance that he is jumping forward, into white and displacing him, is coming from the fact that white is moving back and undercutting him.

This is a great call because its one officials get wrong very often. To often we penalize the player on the back side simply because he out-jumped, or out positioned the player on the front. Simply being in-between a player and the basket on rebounding action is not the only criteria needed when adjudicating rebounding action.

[Raymond]

First time watching this on a full-screen.

Now that I have a better view, I see the Maryland player using his right arm to push Indiana player prior to jumping. When Maryland player is airborne, Indiana player does back up some.

So in the philosophy of "get the first foul", I still have a foul on the Maryland player.

But in real speed, this is a 50/50 play and I'm definitely not going to criticize the call made on the court.

[just another ref]

Originally Posted by badnewsref

i see the maryland player using his right arm to push indiana player prior to jumping. When maryland player is airborne, indiana player does back up some.

So in the philosophy of "get the first foul", i still have a foul on the maryland player.

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