Incidental Contact

APG

potato wrote
i'm not making a point, just wanna make sure the scenario i made is legal so i can go all out slapping people's balling hand hard to get steals & blocks.

i play pick up games and i usually go for clean steals & blocks where i don't hit player's hand. but being able to hit them makes everything much easier. especially blocking jump shots from behind them.

There's a reason you don't see this tactic used more often...because it's near impossible to try and slap the hand on purpose.

Rich

APG wrote
There's a reason you don't see this tactic used more often...because it's near impossible to try and slap the hand on purpose.

And you're likely going to get some part of the wrist.

APG

just another ref wrote
When you "go all out to slap the hand hard" it is no longer incidental.

For all intents and purposes, short of a player punching another player's hand, I don't ever see an official not thinking a hit on the hand is incidental.

BillyMac

APG wrote
For all intents and purposes, short of a player punching another player's hand, I don't ever see an official not thinking a hit on the hand is incidental.

... as long as the official believes that the contact did not involve the ball handler's wrist, or forearm.

letemplay

potato wrote
i'm not making a point, just wanna make sure the scenario i made is legal so i can go all out slapping people's balling hand hard to get steals & blocks.

i play pick up games and i usually go for clean steals & blocks where i don't hit player's hand. but being able to hit them makes everything much easier. especially blocking jump shots from behind them.

Hah, try enforcing "rules" in pick up ball and you'll probably get run outta the gym

Adam

letemplay wrote
Hah, try enforcing "rules" in pick up ball and you'll probably get run outta the gym

Yep, or worse.

just another ref

APG wrote
For all intents and purposes, short of a player punching another player's hand, I don't ever see an official not thinking a hit on the hand is incidental.

Well, I don't either. But, this is a judgment call. He's telling us that he intends to smack the hand hard. So, if we judge properly, this is now a foul.

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