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In response to "That's a direct analogy of what we think the rule *should* be, but as the rule is now, my analogy is the accurate one." by musubi

Goaltending was created because it was done intentionally. A defensive player could be placed under the basket to just swat at the balls coming down.

Posted by pmb (aka pmb) Jul 2 '10, 14:53

That's really why the rule was created.

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Again: I agree that is what the rule *should* be like. But as it is *now*, the parallel act in basketball *IS* a foul to prevent a dunk. (nm) - musubi Jul 2, 14:58 4
- Just to be clear, in basketball circles, that's known as a "super-lame play", right? -- nm - Beryllium Jul 2, 15:02 3
  - Not if the dunk is to win an elimination game. - musubi Jul 2, 15:15 2
    - I guess it's a bit different because there's no goalie, but a hard foul at the end of a bball game like that sounds like a super-lame play to me. - Beryllium Jul 2, 15:21 1
      - There are intentional fouls and just plain old hard fouls. An intentional one will get you a free throw and the ball back. - Krusty Jul 2, 15:26

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