Tripping, Or Being Tripped ???

[Rob1968]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

It's the same dilemma we've always had -- when a case disappears, (and there's no other), does that mean the ruling is reversed?

FWIW, I think that the correct call *should be* a blocking foul. Much like the "barking dog play", B is NOT entitled to a spot on the floor if s/he's literally on the floor.

And that seems to be the rationale used by some other governing bodies. It's not uncommon to find rules from the Nat'l Fed that are seemingly biased towards one or another perception of players' safety, such as the continued absense of an RA. When one admits that the Fed's rules are the basis for virtually all b-ball played at the HS level, and all lower/younger levels, the reasoning for some of those rules may make more sense.