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Sun Mar 22, 2009 5:22 pm EDT

Levance Fields gets crushed by the screen of the tournament

By MJD

It seems like there's been a lot of physical play this afternoon, but no play was more physical than this one. Oklahoma State swingman Marshall Moses lowered the boom on Pitt point guard Levance Fields with a crushing screen. Listen to the impact and the sound of Fields hitting the floor. Thomp.

Everyone was okay, so no harm, no foul, I suppose. Bill Raftery was quick to say that there was no malicious intent on the play, and I think he's right, but I also think it's worth a second look. Moses hands the ball off, and then prepares himself for impact. Whether he saw Fields and said, "Here's a chance to lay this guy out," or he saw Fields and said, "There's about to be contact, so I better protect myself," it's impossible to know. I'll give the young man the benefit of the doubt.

What say you, Dagger readers? Dirty play or unfortunate collision?

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  1. getooffme
    1. Posted by getooffme Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:28 pm EDT

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    haha. i luv it. it was a good screen and he took it like a [profane].
  2. j_n_16
    2. Posted by j_n_16 Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:45 pm EDT

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    @ #1
    a "good screen"? kinda seems like your textbook blocking foul (if that's the right call, not that big a basketball fan). he's moving and leaning into fields, clearly not a proper or legal screen. and i would really like to see you get blindsided like that. i'd put the over/under at 10 minutes for the amount of time you spent laying on the court.
  3. Matt
    3. Posted by Matt Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:25 pm EDT

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    Clearly a moving screen. He certainly was not set and gave Fields no chance to avoid the vicious hit. Not only that, but I disagree with Raftery and I think that it certainly had malicious intent. The player saw Fields coming and handed the ball off knowing the collision would occur and therefore initiated it.
  4. TheDukester
    4. Posted by TheDukester Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:25 pm EDT

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    Cheap shot. He lined him up and tried to take him out. Could have easily been called intentional, too.
    And #1? You're a complete douche-nozzle. Go back to the Pokemon forums where you belong.
  5. Marc
    5. Posted by Marc Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:50 pm EDT

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    dude on ok st was still moving
  6. SonicSpeed
    6. Posted by SonicSpeed Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:52 pm EDT

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    I would say it was at least a moving screen, so a foul was the correct call. Dirty play... I would say no.
  7. Permanent4
    7. Posted by Permanent4 Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:38 pm EDT

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    Chris Chase would have called for Moses' immediate incarceration. You're a lightweight, MJD.
  8. Billy
    8. Posted by Billy Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:08 pm EDT

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    All the pretenders (except Arizona, who beat 2 other pretenders, Utah and Cleveland St.) are gone, and the best 15 teams (#5 Purdue beat #4 Washington, big deal) are left to battle it out for the whole enchilada.
    It's time for all the whiners that have been crying about the mid-majors that didn't get in and the fans of .500 teams from the big 6 conferences that are in the NIT about how they got screwed to shut their yappers for another year.
    Let the real tournament begin now!
  9. HJ
    9. Posted by HJ Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:43 pm EDT

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    Blair pushed and shoved all day....where were the calls on him. How can you call a foul on two players running into each other? I didn't see Moses as playing "dirty".
  10. BearClaw713
    10. Posted by BearClaw713 Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:11 pm EDT

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    WHAT A PUNK! He looks like he flopped on that to me...
  11. Ray E
    11. Posted by Ray E Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:30 pm EDT

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    Moving Pick. No doubt...
  12. kirby265
    12. Posted by kirby265 Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:51 pm EDT

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    like you said, give him the benefit of the doubt, i dont see any malicious intent.
  13. Blind Sharpshooter
    13. Posted by Blind Sharpshooter Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:34 pm EDT

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    Wow, what a great check! What, it's basketball? I thought it was hockey for a minute.
  14. settes0
    14. Posted by settes0 Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:14 pm EDT

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    Yeah, he leaned into Fields. Otherwise, a good play
  15. Per$ian316
    15. Posted by Per$ian316 Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:07 pm EDT

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    no foul
  16. Jon Hoffman
    16. Posted by Jon Hoffman Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:40 pm EDT

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    fields is funkiest looking basketball player. haha
  17. KDubbs
    17. Posted by KDubbs Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:48 pm EDT

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    I'm from Pittsburgh, so you know what's up.
    But having been on the Fields end of that play TOO MANY TIMES myself, I'd say it was a blocking foul (as called), but not intentional.
    The REAL problem is that Fields should have known better (had his head on the swivel)
    Fields should have gone under the screen rather than OVER.
    Dude wasn't gonna shoot a 3 from that point on the floor.....
  18. tim
    18. Posted by tim Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:10 pm EDT

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    That was weaksauce compared to the screen Dave Neal of Maryland put on Nolan Smith of Duke.
  19. GRS
    19. Posted by GRS Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:07 pm EDT

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    i say either way pitt is on to the sweet 16. in every game there are 20 plays you can whine over (i.e. the 3-4 walks in the first half they didn't call against the cowgirls). let's go pitt!!!!!
  20. da Miller Man
    20. Posted by da Miller Man Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:25 pm EDT

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    sorry, but if the defender is making the "attack" attempt to get to another ball player (hounding him) even if the OK ST
    player is moving its clearly both in the wrong. I feel that this player attacking the play should get what he deserved and that is a good all in all "knock down" by actually his own power. Just like a charge foul.....if he would have eased up on the attack then nothing would have happened.
  21. Darren L
    21. Posted by Darren L Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:17 pm EDT

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    haha Scott Stevens wannabe
  22. R C D
    22. Posted by R C D Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:34 pm EDT

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    pitt has been weak in both games in the tourney... doesnt surprise me that that sissy hit the ground.... pitt is weak!!
  23. Chris D
    23. Posted by Chris D Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:20 pm EDT

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    Thats Pitt's style of play...jamie dixon will probably be teaching that tomorrow. Nothing wrong with it.
  24. kj7
    24. Posted by kj7 Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:52 pm EDT

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    There were a lot nastier screens set then this one right here. The nastier ones came on Thurs. This one was one of the lamest!!! Waste of my time, walk it off Fields!
  25. your mom
    25. Posted by your mom Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:34 pm EDT

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    And what division I team do all u losers play for??!

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