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[QUOTE="IthacaMatt, post: 1024652, member: 405"]
It's a really simple rule if they do it right.  If the player has both feet planted (no leaning in, no sliding in, no falling back in anticipation of contact) - then it's a charge.  If the player has begun his shooting motion and the ball is out of his hands, it's not a charge.

If the player initiates the contact - which is pretty easy to see, by lowering the shoulder to clear out space, by using his off arm to push off - then it's a charge.  Case closed.

All they have to do is stop making calls on these borderline cases at all, and hopefully they would stop.  It's the trying to legislate the borderline case that has caused all the problems.

Same thing on physical contact on the dribbler - bump the guy while he's dribbling the ball, it's a foul.  Hold a guy with your hands while he's cutting through the lane, it's a foul.

And don't me started on moving picks!  When is there a legitimate stationary pick anymore?  Guys are shuffling their feat at the top of the key, trying to block and run interference for the guard.  This is a huge problem.  If you don't want to make it a personal foul, then make it a turnover, but call the moving pick!!

I also agree with the poster in this thread who said "what happened to loose ball fouls? When the ball goes on the floor, it's now a free for all and an open license to dive on the other player."  That's a foul.

Geez, just call the fouls and the game would be so much better.
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