Block in the back or not (Youtube Video)

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Originally Posted by mikesears

It means a guy is putting himself in a position to commit a foul so he deserves to be watched a little closer. As an example, the blocker in the video was trailing the defender and was trying to chase him down. He "had the brick" because he was behind the defender so he deserved to be watched a little closer to see what he intended to do.

Originally Posted by bisonlj

Also in general it's the guy who appears be looking for trouble. If you are driving down the street and see a kid walking with a brick in his hand, you can be pretty certain he's looking for trouble. On a play in space, you can often spot that guy looking for someone to hit and he's probably going to do something stupid.

Gotcha, makes total sense. Thanks.