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If I'm aware that it is the player's 5th foul then I'll make sure it really is his foul. However, I will not require it to be a "solid foul". If I see the foul, I call it.
Sometimes officials will call a foul for the "reach" out in the open. I know this is sometimes called when the official could not actually see the contact but assumed the contact was there. (I say this because I've had a different angle and could verify there was no contact.) It is this kind of foul that I don't want to be a 5th.
Tuesday one team had a player much taller than everyone else on the court. Yes, he dominated the play (especially the boards!). He fouled out on my call. He attempted to block a shot from behind, but his body made contact and displaced the shooter. No, the shooter didn't go to the floor on his face, and one could argue it was not "solid". But, there was displacement so I made the call. (His 5th was identical to his 3rd.)
I think about RID - redirect, impede, displace.
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