Officiating

[lyonheart]

Wow! It has come down to name droppeing. I won't embarass you with the names of the major D1 talent that we faced, much less the future NBA players. Let's just say that in the bigger cities we have extremely fast competition EVERY NIGHT. If you were taking nine charges your team mates were getting left behind and you were slow enough to be at the back trying to help them out.

Most of the charge calls where not on fast breaks and people getting left behind. They were called when players were out of control slashing into a defense. Alot was frustration from teams that dont see much zone and trying to force the action instead of passing the ball.

[midtnblu]

Section II--By Dribbler

a. A dribbler shall not (1) charge into an opponent who has established a legal guarding position, or (2) attempt to dribble between two opponents, or (3) attempt to dribble between an opponent and a boundary, where sufficient space is not avail-able for illegal contact to be avoided.

b. If a defender is able to establish a legal position in the straight line path of the dribbler, the dribbler must avoid contact by changing direction or ending his dribble.

c. The dribbler must be in control of his body at all times. If illegal contact occurs, the responsibility is on the dribbler.

PENALTY: The offender is assessed an offensive foul. There is no team foul. The ball is awarded to the offended team on the sideline nearest the spot where play was interrupted but no nearer to the baseline than the free throw line extended.

EXCEPTION: Rule 3--Section I--a.

d. If a dribbler has sufficient space to have his head and shoulders in advance of his defender, the responsibility for illegal contact is on the defender.

e. If a dribbler has established a straight line path, a defender may not crowd him out of that path.

PENALTY: The defender shall be assessed a personal foul and a team foul. If the penalty is not in effect, the offended team is awarded the ball on the sideline nearest the spot where play was interrupted but no nearer to the baseline than the free throw line extended. If the penalty is in effect, one free throw attempt plus a penalty free throw attempt is awarded.

 

 

Thank you for supporting my statement. Still no mention of "having feet planted" or anything regarding "momentum".

[creekerballer]

Thank you for supporting my statement. Still no mention of "having feet planted" or anything regarding "momentum".

nope, if a dribble is not in control of his body or if he lowers his shoulder the defender does not have to have his feet set. why they use the term "legal guarding position"

[yankees8589]

Fact is the refs were horrible in the AA State Championship game. All this stuff about charges and adjustments is BS....these refs were going to call 50+ fouls no matter what, even if they had to resort to phantom calls. This record has been played a million times and anybody that watches and studies the game knows refs do this.

 

FACT IT THE AAA GAME WAS SO MUCH MORE PHYSICAL BUT NOTHING CLOSE TO THE SAME AMOUNT OF FOULS WERE CALLED. The contrast of the two games is like night and day.

[midtnblu]

nope, if a dribble is not in control of his body or if he lowers his shoulder the defender does not have to have his feet set. why they use the term "legal guarding position"

 

The defender never has to have his feet set. You will not find this phrase in a rule book.

 

As you mentioned, the phrase "legal guarding position" is the requirement. And a defender may be moving (foward, backward, up and down and still have legal guarding position (ie...a defender may have both feet off the floor, jumping straight up vertically and maintain legal guarding position).

 

Often you will hear on a charge call "he wasn't set!"...maybe so, but he doesn't have to be.