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Originally Posted by dirk digler
Pretty sure sucky CBB has the same close out rules and believe I saw it called a couple of times in the tournament.
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The problem isn't the rule - it's the enforcement. Same as roughing the passer.
The rule, as written, says to give the shooter an opportunity to land. Under any reasonable interpretation of that rule, what Davis did (and others) absolutely gave the shooter an opportunity to land.
Officials biting on guys jumping into contact is an enforcement problem, not a rule problem. And again, it's erratically enforced. Sometimes that gets called, sometimes it doesn't. Because there is contact on a dozen jumpers in every game, every night.
The rule was written to punish cheapshot artists like Patrick Beverly. Because it became a cottage industry after awhile. I think it was Jalen Rose that flat out admitted he stuck a leg under Bryant while he was shooting in a playoff game trying to roll his ankle.
They wrote it to eliminate intent hoping to get players to play defense differently and ultimately they have. But offensive players, as is often the case, are using a shield as a sword and are trying to get that foul called by doing that kind of shit where they put a leg out.
Many officials won't call it. Some will.