9manfootballmom wrote:What district were you watching?
Hinsa wrote:Your size, yes. Your strength to back down a smaller opponent, no. Every player is entitled to their space on the floor. If someone moves them from that space, it's a foul. Backing someone down moves the defender from their space. That's a foul.
Hinsa wrote:Being "set" is a misconception. A player does not have to be set - they just have to be in a "legal guarding position." The defender can move laterally to stay with the offensive player, they do not have to stand still. If an offensive player has a path to the basket and the defender does not obtain the "legal guarding position" before contact, then it's a blocking foul. If the defender obtains position first it's a player control foul, i.e. charge.
So my point is that a larger player cannot use their big butt to move a smaller player closer to the basket - i.e. "backing them down." That's a player control foul.
I'm not talking about flopping. What I'm talking about is when a bigger offensive player takes a step backward toward the basket and the defender ends up getting pushed 2 feet backwards. The offensive player doesn't have any more right to push with his butt than the defender does to push with his elbow or forearm in the offensive players back.
The offensive and defensive players both establish position on the lane. Then if either the offensive or defensive player wants to move they have to go around the other player, not push through them.
Hinsa wrote:Your size, yes. Your strength to back down a smaller opponent, no. Every player is entitled to their space on the floor. If someone moves them from that space, it's a foul. Backing someone down moves the defender from their space. That's a foul.
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