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Message: [QUOTE="MD#12Fan, post: 4471987, member: 8636"] I’m old-school. IMO what the poster is referring to is what I’ve always called a “bail out call”. The poster is not talking about block/charges. A bail out call is when the offensive player gets out of control and is rewarded by the referee. Drawing a foul is legitimate and a skill acquired by scorers. It is not legit when the offensive player sticks his or her nose in a place it doesn’t belong off-balance. It should be play-on. It’s not football, in which ball carriers “run to daylight”. In basketball the player has to have the requisite skills to take advantage of the space. If the defender swipes down at the ball and hacks the shooter, shame on them. Hands straight overhead is the technique. Dorka may have gotten away with some ill-advised swipes on Sunday. [/QUOTE]