OT: NBA Officiating Memos
Posted: Wed Apr 2, 2014 2:42 pm
Don't know where this goes, but it's super interesting.
http://www.nba.com/media/Verticality_Pl ... 1_2014.pdf
Looks basically like they're saying, if you turn in the air in order to deliver a hip check then it should be a foul. If you turn in midair but there's no hipcheck, that's ok.
Interesting that they don't say that in so many words -- it's only evident from comparing the videos.
http://www.nba.com/media/Verticality_Pl ... 1_2014.pdf
Looks basically like they're saying, if you turn in the air in order to deliver a hip check then it should be a foul. If you turn in midair but there's no hipcheck, that's ok.
Interesting that they don't say that in so many words -- it's only evident from comparing the videos.