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[h2oski2liv]

Section 18. By Players
Art. 1. A player shall not hold, push, charge, trip or impede the progress of
an opponent by extending arm(s), shoulder(s), hip(s) or knee(s) or by bending
his or her own body into other than a normal position; nor use any
unreasonably rough tactics.
Art. 2. A player shall not contact an opponent with his or her hand unless

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[xeross609]

ahh, posted within 24hrs...

haha, thanks for the clairfication. good rule to know for future arguments :D

[bobbaloo]

Shup shup!

[spaldawg]

That article 2 is totally bogus. If you ever watch basketball, then you would see that arguably the number 1 most often called foul is when the defender touches the hand of person with the ball while he is shooting. The defender was going for the block, but got a slight piece of the hand by mistake. This fits all the guidelines given above, but it is always called, and I mean always.

Is that contact only with the opponent's hand? Yes.

Is the opponent's hand on the ball? Yes.

Is it incidental in an attempt to play the ball? Yes.

Is it a foul? Yes.

Now, I don't necessarily discredit what you posted, but as stated, it seems wrong. For the case you argued during the game, I probably agree with you, but in most applicable cases, I think that rule has more or less been left by the wayside.

Also, you should post the site you quoted that from so we can all see the legitimacy of the argument. I'm sure it's valid, but you always need to show the source.

[h2oski2liv]

My argument was that according to the rules, the hand counts and part of the ball when holding the ball. According to Official 2003 NCAA Men's Basketball rules the hand is not considered a foul; that is all my argument was, and I think that from the above it is clear that my argument stands