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Originally Posted by JRutledge
I would still think players who fall over each other without the ball would be treated the same. They are not "guarding" in the same sense.
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Agree with you, thus my post title, "Incidental Contact".
Also agree with you that this is not a guarding situation, in fact, both new interpretations don't talk about "legal guarding position", but rather about "legal position".
Of course, even with no ball involved, with one player on the floor, we could still have a foul if the player on the floor extends an arm, leg, etc., to trip his opponent.