Re: Nelson, Cuban dislike charge line

Miguelito wrote:

> The play should be ruled more favorably to offensive players, and the 
> rule should incorporate the NCAA approach, where they call it a "player 
> control foul".  If the offensive player is under control, and a defender 
> simply jumps in front of him, call it a block.

Ummmm, they call it a player control foul because the guy has the ball.
Has nothing to do with whether he is  under control or not.

And it's a
whole lot *easier* to draw a charge in the NCAA than the NBA - no silly
semicircle outlawing team defense close to the basket. I've never seen
any numbers but I'd be absolutely shocked if the number of charges
in a typical 40 minute college game weren't higher than in a typical
48 minute pro game.