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[QUOTE="Cowtown, post: 920058, member: 2350"]
I've made my point about Parker's 5th foul, so there's no need to go over that again.

And as far as the principle of verticality goes, Christmas is entitled to the space above him right up to the ceiling, provided he jumps straight up from where he legally establishes his position. However, he didn't do that. If you watch the replay, you'll see he jumps from one side of the semi-circle, across the front of the basket and lands nearly on the other side. Thus, "jeopardy is attached" (I love L&O :)). So while your understanding of the principle of verticality itself is correct, it doesn't apply there because Christmas never established position on the play - that means beat him to the spot, both feet on the floor, facing your man. Since Christmas did not have position, the ref looks for contact that creates disadvantage. And as MistakeByTheLake stated, it's difficult to tell even on the replay. So, provided it was consistent with the way the call was handled throughout the game, the no-call was a good call.

edit: oops, forgot the link:

[url]http://espn.go.com/blog/collegebasketballnation/post/_/id/93413/duke-syracuse-starts-a-new-rivalry-for-the-ages[/url]

Freeze it at 2:52 and you should see what I mean.

And like I said, it's okay that we disagree. These things are all about discussion, and sometimes we even learn something through that.
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