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Forum: Basketball Wed Jul 02, 2003, 11:25am
Replies: 27
Views: 2,575
Posted By Joe
"I asked if he could watch for moving screens and...

"I asked if he could watch for moving screens and the man went off on me! He said "YOU COULD CALL A MOVING SCREEN ON EVERY PLAY! YOU COULD CALL A MOVING SCREEN ON EVERY PLAY IN THE NBA!" I said, ok...
Forum: Basketball Wed Jul 02, 2003, 09:44am
Replies: 23
Views: 5,199
Posted By Joe
I grew up in the northeast, and lived in Hawaii...

I grew up in the northeast, and lived in Hawaii for 20+ years (where we got lots of visiting NBA and NFL players post season) and we played the top version in both places.
Added variations: no OOB...
Forum: Basketball Tue Jun 17, 2003, 03:00pm
Replies: 99
Views: 6,418
Posted By Joe
Re: I would add ...

JR:

"The principle of a "legal guarding position" doesn't really have anything to do with this play.It's more about who is *initiating* the illegal contact."

Yes!

RiPA:

"However, if B1...
Forum: Basketball Tue Jun 17, 2003, 12:07pm
Replies: 99
Views: 6,418
Posted By Joe
Re: Re: BsktBallRef: Because the rule is a logical inference

Here a real-life situation, same idea. Offense throws
a lob pass which is short. Defender jumps (48" vertical)
to grab the ball high out of the air, slightly forward
and *out of his vertical...
Forum: Basketball Mon Jun 16, 2003, 04:56pm
Replies: 99
Views: 6,418
Posted By Joe
"I'm talking about the original post, where I...

"I'm talking about the original post, where I player fakes, gets the defender airborne and then jumps and shoots."

"Shooter upfakes (good! it's about time someone learned how to play) and gets...
Forum: Basketball Mon Jun 16, 2003, 04:03pm
Replies: 99
Views: 6,418
Posted By Joe
"From what I read, a airborne defender who...

"From what I read, a airborne defender who contacts an offensive player outside of his vertical plane is blocking."

Again, using the Reggie Miller kick out move example
(because everyone has...
Forum: Basketball Sun Jun 15, 2003, 12:13pm
Replies: 99
Views: 6,418
Posted By Joe
"And yes, I have seen Reggie Miller called for an...

"And yes, I have seen Reggie Miller called for an offensive foul in the situation described, both for kicking the defender and for jumping into him."

Which just goes to prove the point: after...
Forum: Basketball Fri Jun 13, 2003, 07:08pm
Replies: 99
Views: 6,418
Posted By Joe
FWIW, I agree with you re. convergent paths,...

FWIW, I agree with you re. convergent paths, however,
the play I visualized in the original post was a
stationary, or near stationary shooter who "fakes"
his shot, causing the defender to jump,...
Forum: Basketball Fri Jun 13, 2003, 06:57pm
Replies: 99
Views: 6,418
Posted By Joe
Re: Hey Joe...........

Wow! He didn't get it *once*!!!

Has anyone *ever* seen him called for tripping
the defender? Seriously, he would get 15 yards
for this in the NFL.
Forum: Basketball Fri Jun 13, 2003, 06:22pm
Replies: 99
Views: 6,418
Posted By Joe
Re: After Reviewing The Play As It Was Explained...................

"Now if this was Reggie Miller who likes to kick that foot out to initiate the contact on his jumpshot, we can reward the defense."

Have you EVER seen Reggie called for a PC foul when
doing this?
Forum: Basketball Fri Jun 13, 2003, 12:27pm
Replies: 99
Views: 6,418
Posted By Joe
"As far as Nick van Exel's situation goes, I do...

"As far as Nick van Exel's situation goes, I do not reward an offensive player who unnaturally extends his/her body in order to initiate contact with a defender. Around here, we call that "bailing...
Forum: Basketball Fri Jun 13, 2003, 08:37am
Replies: 99
Views: 6,418
Posted By Joe
Re: Re: Re: Re: eroe, there is no requirement that a defender

"If the defender jumps into the path of the shooter"

I still think you are talking apples and oranges. There
was a good example that I posted a ways back. Van Exel,
Western Conference Finals, is...
Forum: Basketball Thu Jun 12, 2003, 08:09pm
Replies: 99
Views: 6,418
Posted By Joe
"The defense is always getting the short end of...

"The defense is always getting the short end of the stick . . ."

Yup. Nick the quick got this call on several occasions
in recent NBA playoffs, and Reggie Miller has drawn this
call 100's, maybe...
Forum: Basketball Fri Jun 06, 2003, 12:40am
Replies: 10
Views: 1,343
Posted By Joe
Sheesh...NJ's gym is walking distance from...

Sheesh...NJ's gym is walking distance from Central Park West (4-5 miles, but you can bet no one from NYC will be walking)....that's pretty far out in the boonies according to the old New Yorker map...
Forum: Basketball Wed Jun 04, 2003, 03:20pm
Replies: 46
Views: 3,491
Posted By Joe
Re: All the time.

>Actually it is said all the time by certain folks that have open minds.

An open mind isn't hear nor their.
Your saying people with open minds think your right well?

>Better yet, if it was...
Forum: Basketball Wed Jun 04, 2003, 09:18am
Replies: 46
Views: 3,491
Posted By Joe
You'd think Rut'd be happy to have it attributed...

You'd think Rut'd be happy to have it attributed to him:
it was funny and well written....when's the last time
you could say that about anything written by Rut?
Forum: Basketball Tue Jun 03, 2003, 08:46am
Replies: 46
Views: 3,491
Posted By Joe
Re: You are right, I am the only one.

"He's using a pseudonym (no, not an eponym!), but it's clearly him."

>So much that the ratings are so high and *threw* the roof that the X-Games have a larger audience than the WNBA Season. BTW, ...
Forum: Basketball Mon Jun 02, 2003, 01:00pm
Replies: 46
Views: 3,491
Posted By Joe
ROTFLMAO! Really, I had to walk away to...

ROTFLMAO!

Really, I had to walk away to catch my breath.

That was good fun.
Forum: Basketball Wed May 28, 2003, 11:01am
Replies: 24
Views: 5,019
Posted By Joe
Re: Re: Referees and the rules

"The problem is that the announcers repeatedly mis-represent the rules."

Most of the time. Have you noticed how Van Gundy
(who it seems is about to become a head coach again)
has been kissing...
Forum: Basketball Wed May 28, 2003, 10:54am
Replies: 24
Views: 5,019
Posted By Joe
Re: Re: Re: Referees and the rules

"This one everyone sees the way they WANT to see it, and there's almost no such thing as a charging/blocking foul call that doesn't draw a complaint from someone.It would help greatly if the NBA...
Forum: Basketball Wed May 28, 2003, 10:36am
Replies: 24
Views: 5,019
Posted By Joe
Re: Am I a True Ref?????

"And ask yourself this question: If the NBA is going to pay someone $100,000 for six months work (plus expenses), do you think they're going to keep folks that don't do it the way they want!!??!!??" ...
Forum: Basketball Sat May 24, 2003, 06:28pm
Replies: 33
Views: 4,380
Posted By Joe
Let me fix them quotes: [/QUOTE]

Let me fix them quotes:

[/QUOTE]
Forum: Basketball Sat May 24, 2003, 06:14pm
Replies: 33
Views: 4,380
Posted By Joe


Forum: Basketball Fri May 23, 2003, 12:13pm
Replies: 33
Views: 4,380
Posted By Joe
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Van Exel

"A defender came flying at the shooter but in a path that clearly was going to carry them past and to the side of the shooter. The shooter jumped sideways into the defender. The foul was correctly...
Forum: Basketball Wed May 21, 2003, 05:41pm
Replies: 33
Views: 4,380
Posted By Joe
Re: Re: Re: Van Exel

> but there was an execllent no-call

Sure, but how many 1000's of times has
Reggie Miller (and others) suckered officials
on ones like that? Again, can anyone think of
a single time an...
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