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I have only heard the philosophy that Colbrese is espousing from women's college officials and assignors. In my opinion and the that of the rules book, he is flat-out wrong.
For example, what if two players are running down the court side-by-side well away from the ball and the other eight players when their feet become tangled and both fall to the floor? Do you have a foul or perhaps a double foul?
I have even been told by a women's college official that if a dribbler steps on the foot of a stationary defender and falls to the floor his conference assignor wants a foul called on the defense.
I think that is garbage. This is basketball and it can at times be quite fierce and players will sometimes get hurt from legal contact. Calling the game in such a way that you turn it into something other than it is, is a farce.
No wonder all the Washington teams that come down here complain about how physical the game is.
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