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Originally posted by ChrisSportsFan
Though I would prefer to not get into a discussion of rules with a fan, if I were faced with this situation which unless I wanted to be rude and completely ignore him, I would have explained that no contact = no foul and if his team were to block out, they could probably draw that contact and he'd get his call. Maybe something like that would help help him to leave you alone because now he has something to yell at his team about.
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I agree about not getting into a discussion. Rarely does it yield anything positive. One way to cut short this particular discussion might be to use the word "displacement". "It's illegal if he displaces the player in front." You've given him something to think about, and that gives you a chance to get away without being rude. Saying "no contact/no foul" is risky, because we usually no-call a certain amout of contact. If you say the word displacement, he's gotta go look it up before he can argue, and by then, you'll be well into the third quarter!