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You have me thinking here. I was pretty much under the impression that grabbing the jersey was intentional, almost under any circumstances....if he wanted to hold him he could have grabbed him by the arm or the waist, or impeded him in some other manner. If a dribbler is on a breakaway, and the defender grabs his jersey from behind, I think most of you would call an intentional foul, not merely a holding foul. An intentional foul (4-19-3) is also "...to neutralize an opponent's obvious advantageous position...and is not based on the severity of the act." Perhaps the C felt the recipient would have had a clear path to a basket, and that was the reason for the hold.
I offer this as an alternative theory.
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