Blocks, fouls, and the POV (UT v SU)

[BRS24]

... Principle of Verticality. Ok folks, this one bothered me a bit last night. On a few possessions, one in particular, I noticed that Brink had her arms about 20 degrees below vertical on plays, and no fouls called, so here are my Qs.

1 - if she's in position with arms kinda down and you drive up into her, no foul?
2 - if she's in position with arms vertical and lowers them, it's a foul right?
3 - if she's in position and her arms keep moving downward over an opponent and contacts their arms, it's a foul?

NB - IMHO, for some reason I don't like her as a player as it seems she gets away with more fouling on "blocks" than other players I've watched and I struggle with other teams, not just UConn getting called for stuff like this, so for those hoop rules experts out there, am I being overcritical, or is this particular thing not called consistently?

 

[hookshot]

... Principle of Verticality. Ok folks, this one bothered me a bit last night. On a few possessions, one in particular, I noticed that Brink had her arms about 20 degrees below vertical on plays, and no fouls called, so here are my Qs.

1 - if she's in position with arms kinda down and you drive up into her, no foul?
2 - if she's in position with arms vertical and lowers them, it's a foul right?
3 - if she's in position and her arms keep moving downward over an opponent and contacts their arms, it's a foul?

NB - IMHO, for some reason I don't like her as a player as it seems she gets away with more fouling on "blocks" than other players I've watched and I struggle with other teams, not just UConn getting called for stuff like this, so for those hoop rules experts out there, am I being overcritical, or is this particular thing not called consistently?

Good observation and question. I don't know but could be she is smarter than others in figuring out what works. By keeping her arms a bit down to begin with she doesn't get seen bringing her arms down at contact and she jumps straight up and lets the ball make the contact with her - just jamming the ball with minimum arm or body movement = clever technique

 

[oldude]

The one thing I’ve noticed in both the men’s & women’s tournament is that the refs are calling fewer fouls when offensive players with the ball initiate contact by moving into defenders. It’s a tough call for any ref to determine charging vs blocking. It appears that this year, more often than not, the refs are letting them play.

 

[Tonyc]

The Cure for that. Drive on her and pump fake and when she reachs jump in towards her. I used to get away with that all the time. Pump fake makes her commit and then shes defenseless.

 

[Jim R]

The Cure for that. Drive on her and pump fake and when she reachs jump in towards her. I used to get away with that all the time. Pump fake makes her commit and then shes defenseless.

Tonyc - the "pump fake", unfortunately, is a lost art. Against bigger teams inside, it would be very effective. Why its not taught or stressed anymore is a mystery.