On 1/24/2024 at 12:39 PM, Voice of Reason said:

 

I never heard of a cylinder foul before last night.

I played ball a lot of years and never heard of a cylinder foul.

On 1/24/2024 at 12:13 PM, bugatti said:

Never. I thought the announcers were brutal throughout, but he was all over that call.

 

On 1/24/2024 at 12:39 PM, Voice of Reason said:

 

I never heard of a cylinder foul before last night.

 

In researching this it has been since at least 2015 and from this article below from The Enquirer from Oct. 2016. The Cahill mentioned below is John Cahill and he was the supervisor of officials for the Big East Conference at the time.

There are no rule changes this year – those are every two years, and this is an off year – but there are several interpretations that will affect the game.

The biggest one fans will notice has to do with a player’s "cylinder."

“The cylinder is an area for the offensive player to start a basketball play, which is start a shot, a dribble or a pass. It’s defined as the hip area, the rear area, and the space in front of the offensive player when his elbows are bent and he’s holding the ball in front of him,” Cahill said.

“If the defensive player invades that cylinder, if there’s any contact other than the offensive player clearing out space, then the foul’s going to be on the defender.”

Cahill said that interpretation will be interesting when a defender is clipped, perhaps in the face, and the foul is called on that defender for invading the offensive player’s cylinder.

 

 

7 hours ago, nikeman49 said:

Believe me, there’s nothing wrong with Reed!!

I appreciate the thought provoking insight on the topic haha