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Message: [QUOTE="MD#12Fan, post: 3937189, member: 8636"] I hear ya! I want to put it a slightly different way. IMO a basketball move has integrity. There's much that goes into that: is the player "on-balance". either offense or defense. Ex. offensive player attacks the basket and trips and gets hit by the defender. The player being off-balance supersedes the contact unless the contact is deemed unnecessary by the defender. Play-on. I truly believe that the offensive player has to have a reasonable expectation of converting the play before there is a possibility of a foul situation. So, if the offensive player has a half-inch of space to attack and the defenders are holding their ground and there is contact with no reasonable chance of converting the play- Play-on. The defenders have to hold their ground with their arms up. Fouls called in these examples are called, "bail-out" calls. Using slang, the offensive player's got nothing so they do not deserve a foul call. Reason #1 for any infraction is fairness between the players involved. Is there an unfair advantage by one or the other player. IMO there is a hierarchy of factors that comes into play before a foul is considered. 1) highest level- safety of the players 2) integrity of the basketball play- spirit of the game itself 3) unfair advantage by one player or the other- maybe verticality 4) contact So, long story short: I did not feel the Baylor/Carrington play was a foul. If I was a player I would in no way expect to be rewarded for such a move with a foul and two shots. Reminds me of a college pickup game in which I out of frustration called a foul on a play like that and the guy defending me threw the ball at me. I had it coming and I actually remember the instance 40 years later. Shame on you LeBron and you too Carrington. [/QUOTE]

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