Gonzaga vs Duke Push with ball (Video)

[Jay R]

Originally Posted by deecee

Using the ball as you own personal mechanism to displace an opponent may not be specifically spelled out in the rule book for some folks on here but here is a spot where common sense should kick in.

And as these responses prove, common sense doesn't always kick in. Here the official calls a player control foul which no one questions. The game continues smoothly. Imagine no calling that play and then saying to the coach it's a no call because he used to "ball" to push off. The game does not continue smoothly.

You can say that I'm ignoring the rule, but I am following the spirit of the rule.

Originally Posted by Jay R

And as these responses prove, common sense doesn't always kick in. Here the official calls a player control foul which no one questions. The game continues smoothly. Imagine no calling that play and then saying to the coach it's a no call because he used to "ball" to push off. The game does not continue smoothly.

You can say that I'm ignoring the rule, but I am following the spirit of the rule.

100% agree. I had a play this year that would have been a blocking foul had the ball not been between the players. I no called it and my game did not continue smoothly.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by AremRed

100% agree. I had a play this year that would have been a blocking foul had the ball not been between the players. I no called it and my game did not continue smoothly.

So you feel as if you should have called a block even though the contact was with the ball?

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

So you feel as if you should have called a block even though the contact was with the ball?

Yep, I do.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by AremRed

Yep, I do.

Sorry but WOW!!!

Peace

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

So you feel as if you should have called a block even though the contact was with the ball?

Originally Posted by AremRed

Yep, I do.

Well, I guess that is the logical next step if one would call a PC in such situations.

The one or two times I may have this in the futurer (never had it yet), I'll just live with explaining why I didn't make the call.

[APG]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBy1Zd07tuM

[JRutledge]

There was a lot of contact with the shoulder and arm, not the ball.

Good PC foul BTW.

Peace