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The Chicken or the Egg? Georgetown and Fouling

In May of 2013, the NCAA Men's Basketball Rules Committee came together to push for a change in a game that had become too physical, and at times, too ugly to watch.

With these facts in mind, much of the committee's discussion in May focused on ways to open up the game. To that end, it will be stressed to officials that they must address the current rules throughout the game. The following types of personal fouls should be called consistently:

  • When a defensive player keeps a hand or forearm on an opponent
  • When a defensive player puts two hands on an opponent
  • When a defensive player continually jabs by extending his arm(s) and placing a hand or forearm on the opponent
• When a player uses an arm bar to impede the progress of an opponent

Most Georgetown fans (including this one) found the news to be positive and finally a benefit for a free flowing offensive system predicated on space and timing.